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Unusual extraterrestrial message appears upon launching Google Chrome and Firefox.

Unusual extraterrestrial message appears upon launching Google Chrome and Firefox.

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NukeGamerYT
Member
77
02-11-2026, 03:12 PM
#1
The strange text appears occasionally when you switch between pages. You shared a screenshot and a link, which should help identify the cause. It might be related to a browser extension, cached files, or a background process. Checking your browser settings or clearing extensions could resolve it. Also, posting on Reddit r/chrome may help others see similar issues.
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NukeGamerYT
02-11-2026, 03:12 PM #1

The strange text appears occasionally when you switch between pages. You shared a screenshot and a link, which should help identify the cause. It might be related to a browser extension, cached files, or a background process. Checking your browser settings or clearing extensions could resolve it. Also, posting on Reddit r/chrome may help others see similar issues.

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ladymorepork
Posting Freak
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02-13-2026, 04:13 PM
#2
They are known as wingdings
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ladymorepork
02-13-2026, 04:13 PM #2

They are known as wingdings

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Im_a_potato
Junior Member
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02-16-2026, 10:58 PM
#3
I don't have access to your Chrome installation details. You can check the extensions by opening Chrome and going to the menu, then "View" or "Extensions," to see what's installed.
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Im_a_potato
02-16-2026, 10:58 PM #3

I don't have access to your Chrome installation details. You can check the extensions by opening Chrome and going to the menu, then "View" or "Extensions," to see what's installed.

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Jason397a
Junior Member
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02-20-2026, 05:46 AM
#4
My extensions include Vidiq, Twitch Emotes, PayPal Honey, TwitchEmotes, GoToChannel, Google Docs Offline, FrankerFaceZ, and BetterTTV. I believe I first noticed them after adding the Vidiq extension.
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Jason397a
02-20-2026, 05:46 AM #4

My extensions include Vidiq, Twitch Emotes, PayPal Honey, TwitchEmotes, GoToChannel, Google Docs Offline, FrankerFaceZ, and BetterTTV. I believe I first noticed them after adding the Vidiq extension.

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kris929
Member
61
02-23-2026, 12:35 PM
#5
Fixed. I opened the link again, pressed F12, navigated to Styles, element style, body, font family, and deleted "Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont, keeping Helvetica unchanged. The page appears as expected. Thanks https://clean.email/help/cleaning/block-...fic-domain
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kris929
02-23-2026, 12:35 PM #5

Fixed. I opened the link again, pressed F12, navigated to Styles, element style, body, font family, and deleted "Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont, keeping Helvetica unchanged. The page appears as expected. Thanks https://clean.email/help/cleaning/block-...fic-domain

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oxTiggerxo
Junior Member
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02-26-2026, 07:24 PM
#6
I also face an issue with Chrome where the typing dash shows up constantly—it's really bothersome. I had to reinstall Chrome because it kept appearing, even after a few days passed. I'm trying to figure out ways to stop it from happening again.
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oxTiggerxo
02-26-2026, 07:24 PM #6

I also face an issue with Chrome where the typing dash shows up constantly—it's really bothersome. I had to reinstall Chrome because it kept appearing, even after a few days passed. I'm trying to figure out ways to stop it from happening again.