Install Torva Core on Windows
Use an always-on Windows x64 computer with administrator access and network access to the ranges you want to scan. No inbound firewall rule is required. The local control page uses loopback.
- Sign in, open Core sites, and create a site covered by your Core or Complete subscription.
- Select Download Windows installer, or email the private installation link to yourself.
- Download TorvaCore-Install.bat on the scanning computer and run it within ten minutes. Approve the administrator prompt. The installer includes Node.js; no separate runtime installation is needed.
- Review the detected network range and add any routed VLAN ranges. Confirm that you have permission to scan them.
- Select Install and connect. Open the Torva desktop/tray shortcut for local controls, or start a scan from your dashboard.
- Find the completed Core report on the security dashboard. Core sites remains the configuration area.
Updating an existing agent
For an older agent, run a fresh TorvaCore-Install.bat once on the same computer to upgrade while preserving its configuration and enrollment. The agent checks hourly while idle for signed updates and restarts its Windows service to apply them. A failed updated startup restores the previous version. Windows runtime upgrades use a new installer release.
Setup finishes on the scanning PC
On the website you only name the site (and check its time zone), then Create site and download installer, or have the link emailed to you to open on the computer that will scan. Run TorvaCore-Install.bat on an always-on Windows PC at that location. Setup there:
- Detects the networks the PC is connected to. Confirm them, and add any other VLANs or ranges it should reach.
- Asks about sensitive equipment: choose No, list imaging, lab and monitoring addresses or ranges to protect (light check or no contact), or choose Not sure; the dashboard will ask again later.
- Starts the first scan as soon as installation finishes (you can untick this). Watch its progress on the dashboard’s Core card.
Scheduled scans then run overnight in your scan window, which Torva sets from your time zone automatically. If the scanning computer stops checking in for 24 hours, Torva emails you. IT providers setting up remotely, or Windows servers without a desktop, can enter ranges on the website instead (under Advanced when creating the site).
What to expect
The agent runs as the Torva Core Windows service, so it starts with Windows before anyone signs in and restarts itself if it stops unexpectedly. Updates stop the service, replace the files and start it again. The tray shortcut starts when the installing user signs in. This release is not yet publisher-signed. Company policy or Windows reputation protection may require IT review. VLAN routing and firewall rules must allow the selected checks from the agent computer.
Pause or remove Core
Pause scanning in Core sites. To revoke access, revoke the agent there. New installations also appear in Windows Installed apps for uninstall. Reports already stored in your account remain available.