What's wrong with my Google Chrome browser?

[LuckyCharms]

Desktop computer.

When I click the Chrome icon to bring me to the Google search page...

It brings me to a page that does not have the Google logo, nor the big search bar in the middle of the page.

It just has some icons on it for me to click, with Google Chrome being one of those icons.

I have to type a search into the URL bar...

I hope I didn't pick up some malware.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Solved. I had to go into Google Chrome and change my chrome settings to make Google chrome my default browser. Somehow, it made something else my browser. I don't know how that happened.

[Emile]

1. It's definitely screwed up. I was having all kinds of trouble. I ended up

downloading another search engine, and my problems disappeared.

[LuckyCharms]

3. Emile, try getting to the Google search page via...

whatever browser is popping up when you click the Chrome icon.

Once you are in there, go to the 3 vertical dots in the upper right

Then click on "settings (near the bottom of the list)

Then click on "search engine" on the left

Then click on "make Google Chrome my default browser".

That seemed to reset everything for me.

[LuckyCharms]

4. ALSO, if you can't get to the Google search page...

Use another browser to search for "Google Chrome", then re-download Google Chrome, then make it your default browser via the steps in my previous reply.

[multigraincracker]

2. I use DuckDuckGo for all of my searches.

End up with less spam.
Not that spam is always bad, see Firesign Theater Spamalot.

[Ptah]

5. My chrome goggles work just fine.

Try taking them off and putting them back on.