Force a Chrome Update via Lansweeper Deployment Package

A real short blog post as I'm actively remediating Chrome for a client - due to the frequency of Zero-Day exploits, you can use Lansweeper's Deployment feature to force Windows endpoints with Chrome to perform a native update. Is it perfect? No, but you can force it out there quickly when time is of essence.

Chrome for Win OS uses scheduled tasks to periodically update:

Make sure the scanned item interval for software is set to 0 (zero) so it records changes every scan or else your report won't update after deployment or asset scan:

Make a deployment package:

WARNING: be careful when using this as using 'scanning credentials' will work on any windows machine that lansweeper can successfully scan. Don't screw up!

Add you steps

Here's the command lines to update Chrome:

schtasks /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore

schtasks /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA

Search for Chrome at the top, choose the software, and then click 'deploy package' for your target criteria

Select the deployment package you just made:

Check the deployment logs for progress:

Note: This screenshot is old and some say they failed when they didn't - i didnt have the NEXT on failure on the first step at the time:

Since you chose to rescan assets after deployment, the report will update as things rescan:

(my horizon composer server is powered off so it still has 119 on it)

You can schedule this for future/recurring use - you can make a report for Chrome:

Select Top 1000000 tblAssets.AssetID,
  tblAssets.AssetName,
  tblAssets.Domain,
  tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypename As AssetType,
  tblAssets.Username,
  tblAssets.Userdomain,
  Coalesce(tsysOS.Image, tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypeIcon10) As icon,
  tblAssets.IPAddress,
  tsysIPLocations.IPLocation,
  tblAssetCustom.Manufacturer,
  tblAssetCustom.Model,
  Coalesce(tsysOS.OSname, tblSccmAsset.OsCaption,
  tblSccmAsset.OperatingSystemNameandVersion) As OS,
  tblAssets.SP,
  tblAssets.Firstseen As [Created at],
  tblAssets.Lastseen As [Last successful scan],
  tblAssets.Lasttried As [Last scan attempt],
  tblSoftwareUni.softwareName As Software,
  tblSoftware.softwareVersion As Version,
  tblSoftwareUni.SoftwarePublisher As Publisher,
  tblSoftware.Lastchanged
From tblAssets
  Inner Join tblAssetCustom On tblAssets.AssetID = tblAssetCustom.AssetID
  Inner Join tsysAssetTypes On tsysAssetTypes.AssetType = tblAssets.Assettype
  Inner Join tsysIPLocations On tsysIPLocations.LocationID =
      tblAssets.LocationID
  Inner Join tblState On tblState.State = tblAssetCustom.State
  Inner Join tblSoftware On tblAssets.AssetID = tblSoftware.AssetID
  Inner Join tblSoftwareUni On tblSoftwareUni.SoftID = tblSoftware.softID
  Left Outer Join tsysOS On tsysOS.OScode = tblAssets.OScode
  Left Outer Join tblSccmAsset On tblAssets.AssetID = tblSccmAsset.AssetId
Where tblSoftwareUni.softwareName = 'Google Chrome' And tblState.Statename =
  'Active'
Union
Select Top 1000000 tblAssets.AssetID,
  tblAssets.AssetName,
  tblAssets.Domain,
  tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypename As AssetType,
  tblAssets.Username,
  tblAssets.Userdomain,
  tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypeIcon10 As icon,
  tblAssets.IPAddress,
  tsysIPLocations.IPLocation,
  tblAssetCustom.Manufacturer,
  tblAssetCustom.Model,
  tblMacOSInfo.SystemVersion As OS,
  tblAssets.SP,
  tblAssets.Firstseen As [Created at],
  tblAssets.Lastseen As [Last successful scan],
  tblAssets.Lasttried As [Last scan attempt],
  tblSoftwareUni.softwareName As Software,
  tblMacApplications.Version As Version,
  tblSoftwareUni.SoftwarePublisher As Publisher,
  tblMacApplications.LastChanged
From tblAssets
  Inner Join tblAssetCustom On tblAssets.AssetID = tblAssetCustom.AssetID
  Inner Join tsysAssetTypes On tsysAssetTypes.AssetType = tblAssets.Assettype
  Inner Join tsysIPLocations On tsysIPLocations.LocationID =
      tblAssets.LocationID
  Inner Join tblState On tblState.State = tblAssetCustom.State
  Inner Join tblMacApplications On
      tblAssets.AssetID = tblMacApplications.AssetID
  Inner Join tblSoftwareUni On tblSoftwareUni.SoftID = tblMacApplications.softid
  Inner Join tblMacOSInfo On tblMacOSInfo.AssetID = tblAssets.AssetID
Where tblState.Statename = 'Active'
Union
Select Top 1000000 tblAssets.AssetID,
  tblAssets.AssetName,
  tblAssets.Domain,
  tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypename As AssetType,
  tblAssets.Username,
  tblAssets.Userdomain,
  tsysAssetTypes.AssetTypeIcon10 As icon,
  tblAssets.IPAddress,
  tsysIPLocations.IPLocation,
  tblAssetCustom.Manufacturer,
  tblAssetCustom.Model,
  tblLinuxSystem.OSRelease As OS,
  tblAssets.SP,
  tblAssets.Firstseen As [Created at],
  tblAssets.Lastseen As [Last successful scan],
  tblAssets.Lasttried As [Last scan attempt],
  tblSoftwareUni.softwareName As Software,
  tblLinuxSoftware.Version As Version,
  tblSoftwareUni.SoftwarePublisher As Publisher,
  tblLinuxSoftware.LastChanged
From tblAssets
  Inner Join tblAssetCustom On tblAssets.AssetID = tblAssetCustom.AssetID
  Inner Join tsysAssetTypes On tsysAssetTypes.AssetType = tblAssets.Assettype
  Inner Join tsysIPLocations On tsysIPLocations.LocationID =
      tblAssets.LocationID
  Inner Join tblState On tblState.State = tblAssetCustom.State
  Inner Join tblLinuxSoftware On tblAssets.AssetID = tblLinuxSoftware.AssetID
  Inner Join tblSoftwareUni On
      tblSoftwareUni.SoftID = tblLinuxSoftware.SoftwareUniID
  Inner Join tblLinuxSystem On tblAssets.AssetID = tblLinuxSystem.AssetID
Where tblSoftwareUni.softwareName = 'Google Chrome' And tblState.Statename =
  'Active'
Order By Domain,
  AssetName,
  Software

Then you can create a scheduled deployment:

Make a schedule that suits your needs,

Now it will run hourly.

Sorry for the quick and dirty post - it's a crude method, but it works, thanks to Lansweeper's Deployment capability.

Good luck Lansweepers!

Jacob