Chromium Forced Homepage Clear
Summary
This document describes how to clear enforced homepages in Chromium-based browsers. For implementation details, refer to the agnostic content: SWM - Software Configuration - Clear-ChromiumHomepage.
Example Agent Procedure Log
| Time | Action | Result | User |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:49:53 am 2-Dec-22 | Chromium Forced Homepage Clear | Success THEN | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:53 am 2-Dec-22 | Chromium Forced Homepage Clear-0001 | Log: 2022-12-02 10:49:49 INIT ----------------------------------------------- 2022-12-02 10:49:49 INIT Clear-ChromiumHomepage 2022-12-02 10:49:49 INIT System: DEV ... | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:52 am 2-Dec-22 | Chromium Forced Homepage Clear | Raw PS1 Data: | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:52 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System) | Success THEN | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:52 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0016 | Powershell command complete. Results returned to global variable #global:psresult# and saved in Agent's Documents tab of the server. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:47 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0011 | Executing 64-bit Powershell command as System: \"\" -command \"%ProgramData%/_automation/AgentProcedure/ChromiumHomePageClear/Clear-ChromiumHomepage.ps1 -Target Edge\" >\"c:/provaltech/psoutputtmp.txt\" | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:47 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0013 | Sending output to global variable. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:47 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0008 | Custom commands detected as %ProgramData%/_automation/AgentProcedure/ChromiumHomePageClear/Clear-ChromiumHomepage.ps1 -Target Edge | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:47 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0003 | No Powershell file variable detected. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:43 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command (64-bit, Run As System)-0002 | Powershell is present. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:40 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command | Success THEN | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:39 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0011 | Powershell command completed! | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:37 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0011 | Executing Powershell \"\" -Command \"New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -name ChromiumHomePageClear\" \"\" | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:37 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0010 | Not sending output to variable. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:37 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0008 | New command variable is: -Command \"New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -name ChromiumHomePageClear\" | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:37 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0008 | Custom commands detected as New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:ProgramData/_automation/AgentProcedure -name ChromiumHomePageClear | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:35 am 2-Dec-22 | Execute Powershell Command-0002 | Powershell is present. | provaltech.com/dan.hicks |
| 10:49:26 am 2-Dec-22 | Run Now - Chromium Forced Homepage Clear | Admin provaltech.com/dan.hicks scheduled procedure Run Now - Chromium Forced Homepage Clear to run at Dec 2 2022 10:49 AM |
Process
- Reads the
$Targetparameter and prepares a list of registry keys to edit. - Removes specific registry keys that enforce homepage selection, new tab page control, and session restoration.
- Validates that the registry keys either did not exist or were successfully removed.
Output
- Agnostic content logs
- Agent Procedure Log