After updating to Ventura 13.0.1 my mac keeps automatically toggling on web proxy (HTTP) and secure web proxy (HTTPS) settings. I go into system settings, toggle them to off, and hit OK. It works for a few minutes then reverts these settings to 'on'. This prevents me from browsing the internet. This issue is not present when I have my VPN on.
That is sneaky. It is running a server in your own machine (that's the 127.0.0.1) on a nonstandard port, so at first sight it is not easy to tell.
But "SafeNet" is probably it.
Start in Safe Mode.
/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] Sentinel.kext - com.SafeNet.driver.Sentinel (7.5.4 - SDK 10.6)
a) In Finder, press Command-Shift-G and paste
/Library/Extensions
drag Sentinel.kext to the trash
b) In Finder, press Command-Shift-G and paste
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.safenet.sentinel.kext.plist
drag the file to the trash
c) Make sure that nothing is set in Proxies
d) Restart normally.
Check if there is still nothing in Proxies. In that case, "SafeNet" was the reason.
FWIW, there are two other things that you should consider doing without: expressvpn and chrome... but that's for a different conversation.
Agree all the above point to the OP
Can't disable proxy settings after update to Ventura 13.0.1
