Windows Tor Client Execution

Date: 2026-01-19 ID: 59206f25-1c8a-43a8-878e-a0f5c8aed211 Author: Vignesh Subramanian, Splunk Environment: manual simulations in a controlled lab environment Directory: windows_tor_client_execution

Description

Generated dataset of Windows Sysmon process creation logs (Event ID 1) capturing TOR browser and related TOR component activities on Windows endpoints. Insider threats and external attackers may use TOR to hide their activity and bypass network security controls. This dataset helps detect the presence and execution of TOR components on Windows systems.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1090.003	Multi-hop Proxy	Command And Control

Environment Details

Field	Value
Environment	manual simulations in a controlled lab environment
Directory	windows_tor_client_execution
Test Date	2026-01-19

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Sysmon

Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1090.003/windows_tor_client_execution/windows-sysmon.log
Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1090.003/windows_tor_client_execution/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0