2. Upgrade (upgrade) and Updates (update)

You can download updates for THOR and SPARK with “thor-util.exe” (Windows) or “thor-util” (Linux, macOS).

Running “thor-util –help” shows three options that seem to have a very similar meaning: “upgrade”, “update” and “download”.

The difference is that the “download” option downloads a full pack with all config files while the “upgrade” option fetches a full package but excludes the config files to avoid accidental overwrites of local config files (like: thor.yml, falsepositive_filters.cfg etc.).

The “update” option only works with THOR 10 and retrieves only the newest signature pack.

Option	­­­Description	Program
upgrade	Get new program files and signatures	THOR 8, SPARK, THOR 10
update	Get new signatures	THOR 10
download	Get new program files, signatures and config files	THOR 8, SPARK, THOR 10

If you have a full program package present, you should use the “upgrade” option.

Every other option has its own help. You can see the help of each option with

thor-util *option* --help

THOR-util Upgrade Help

The following two examples show different upgrade methods.

thor-util.exe upgrade
thor-util.exe upgrade -a https://proxy.company.net:8080
thor-util.exe upgrade -a https://proxy.company.net:8080 -n dom\\user -p password
thor-util.exe upgrade -a https://proxy.local:8080 --ntlm -n dom\\user -p password

2.1. THOR TechPreview Version

To upgrade your current version to the TechPreview version, use the following command:

thor-util.exe upgrade --techpreview

You can find more information on the TechPreview version here.

2.2. Update Locations

The following servers are used as update mirrors and should be accessible via HTTPS:

update1.nextron-systems.com

update2.nextron-systems.com

2.3. Update Server Information

You can get information on the available update packages on this site:

https://update1.nextron-systems.com/info.php

Update server information