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Snow Inventory Agent Script - Windows update details for Snow Risk Monitor 1

Here you can find the release notes for Snow Inventory Agent Script - Windows update details for Snow Risk Monitor 1.

1.0.0 latest​

Release date: 2024-03-06

Compatible Versions​

Snow Inventory Agent for WindowsMicrosoft PowerShell
Version 5 or laterVersion 3 and later

Information​

The scan-windowsriskmonitor.ps1 script collects additional data to enhance the accuracy of Microsoft® Windows® reporting in Risk Monitor.

The script must be executed as part of the Snow Inventory Agent for Windows, according to the topic Running PowerShell scripts as part of the scanning process on Snow Docs. Otherwise the results will not be included in the snowpack.

In the case that you want to run a manual scan, this script must be executed with appropriate permissions, so execute it using only sc.exe control SnowInventoryAgent5 128, as described in the Windows Agent - Command line topic on Snow Docs.

For debugging purposes, the script can be executed manually and supports common parameters, so you will receive detailed logs using the command scan-windowsriskmonitor.ps1 -Debug -InformationAction 'Continue'.

Function​

The script utilizes the PowerShell CmdLet Get-Hotfix the Com Object Microsoft.update.Session to retrieve list of installed Hotfixes.

With the found details, the script creates CustomRegKey rows within the scan result using RegKey="Scan-WindowsRiskMonitor".

The script also returns the following registry values using the Get-ItemProperty CmdLet:

  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion:CurrentBuildNumber
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion:UBR
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion:ReleaseId
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion:DisplayVersion

It returns the script manifest using the name Scan-WindowsRiskMonitor.

MediumIntegrity​

This script does need medium integrity to access the required ComObject and CmdLets.

Troubleshooting​

Custom encryption might need to be applied to this script when running on Snow Inventory Agent for Windows prior to version 7, as it will not be executed in medium integrity.

NEW​

  • initial release

DEPRECATED​

  • This script makes the Scan-Hotfixes.snow-ps1 obsolete for Snow Software Risk Monitor customers. If you are using any reports, built on the data created by that script, they require updates. Please reach out to Snow Software Professional Services, if you have any questions about that.
  • There will be no encrypted snow-ps1 version of this script provided by Snow Software.

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