Abstract: In a method and apparatus for use on the world wide web, a programmed digital computer detects one or more web browser programs and, responsive to the user, selectively modifies the default home page of the detected web browser program or programs. The user may indicate whether, and in which web browsers, the default home page setting is to be altered. In one embodiment, a floppy disk contains a program which scans the memory of the user's computer to detect one or more web browsers and automatically change the default home page web site setting in one or more of the detected web browsers. In a second embodiment, a program is downloaded over the internet which scans the memory of the user's computer to detect one or more web browsers and automatically change the default home page web site setting in one or more of the detected web browsers.