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THOR Lite vs YARA-X: catalog facts
THOR Lite	YARA-X
Free Free limited version of the commercial THOR scanner.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Scans files, processes and autoruns with YARA and IOC signatures Precompiled for Windows, Linux and macOS	Provides a modern implementation of YARA-style analysis.
Not open source Limited modules and signature set compared to the paid THOR	Detection depends on the rules supplied and analyst interpretation.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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