I did the Sonoma update and after restarting my MacBook Pro up again and going to my Google Chrome browser it now opens to the address homesweeklies.com. I have tried everything to remove it and nothing has worked. I did not click on any pop up or download something dodgy, literally just did the update and after it finished with the setup it appeared. I have not had this before. Any help?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.0
SOLVED!
I followed the instructions in the link below.
https://www.guidingtech.com/remove-managed-by-your-organization-chrome-mac/
What I did.
Step 1: Launch Chrome and type chrome://policy in the address bar.
Step 2: Check if there are any policies listed under the Chrome Policies heading. On my Mac, Chrome had ‘NewPageTabLocation’. The policy value had the homesweeklies link 'http://www.homesweeklies.com/newTab/8080/..'
Step 3: Launch the Terminal app. You can press Command + Space shortcut to launch Spotlight, type terminal in the search bar, and hit enter to start the app.
Step 4: Make sure you’ve quit Chrome. Then, use the defaults tool command in Terminal to delete the respective policy. Use the following command "defaults delete com.google.Chrome [policy name]"
In my case, I used the following command and hit Enter: defaults delete com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation
After removing any suspicious policy, you should reset the Chrome settings to default.
Step 1: Type chrome://settings in the address bar and scroll down on that page to click on Advanced at the bottom.
Worked for me. Let me know if it helps
SOLVED!
I followed the instructions in the link below.
https://www.guidingtech.com/remove-managed-by-your-organization-chrome-mac/
What I did.
Step 1: Launch Chrome and type chrome://policy in the address bar.
Step 2: Check if there are any policies listed under the Chrome Policies heading. On my Mac, Chrome had ‘NewPageTabLocation’. The policy value had the homesweeklies link 'http://www.homesweeklies.com/newTab/8080/..'
Step 3: Launch the Terminal app. You can press Command + Space shortcut to launch Spotlight, type terminal in the search bar, and hit enter to start the app.
Step 4: Make sure you’ve quit Chrome. Then, use the defaults tool command in Terminal to delete the respective policy. Use the following command "defaults delete com.google.Chrome [policy name]"
In my case, I used the following command and hit Enter: defaults delete com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation
After removing any suspicious policy, you should reset the Chrome settings to default.
Step 1: Type chrome://settings in the address bar and scroll down on that page to click on Advanced at the bottom.
Worked for me. Let me know if it helps
It's likely the uninstall did not remove preferences. App developers want tags to remain sometimes to facilitate use after reinstallation. Just makes their product look more efficient I guess.
Uninstall with the app AppCleaner . Page down and make sure all items are selected to get a full uninstall.
But, every browser has the ability to assign different home pages, what you see with a new tab and etc.
But it's always sort of "hidden" because they really don't want you to change. Court cases notwithstanding.
The facility is there in Chrome. I no longer use anything Google, I prefer spyware on other's computer's not mine, but it's all there.
I don't use Chrome, but in any of the browsers that I do have, there are settings for what new windows show.
Did you go through your Chrome settings and checked? May set new windows to open with something else, and see how that goes?
I've checked there, and can't find anything. I have cleared cache and cookies. I have uninstalled Chrome and reinstalled. Nothing has worked.
A quick search for
chrome browser starting page
lead me to instructions for this. You may try to follow them and see how they work.
After macOS Sonoma update, homesweeklies.com has hijacked Google Chrome
