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Annoying Browser Behaviour

I run 3 different browsers (Edge, Firefox and Chrome)

For some websites Chrome and Firefox display content garbled, and I have uninstalled, reinstalled them both, checked fonts, cleared caches, deleted browsing history, deleted all content and the issue just doesnt go away. It only happens for some websites (Facebook being one)

As an additional symptom, when I View source I get the same results - which would suggest its font related...

I dont want to rebuild (its my machine) but I am out of answers.... so throw something at me.

Ramin

Please Disable the Scanning of Secure Connections in your Antivirus and retest.

Follow this link to know how to disable secure connection in your antivirus,
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER#w_kaspersky

mbkitmgr

ASKER

Thanks Ramin, no change, good idea though

Dave Baldwin

When I see content like that in Firefox, I go to View -> Text Encoding and make sure that Unicode is selected. What language does Facebook think you are using?

Ramin

Try to Uninstall your Antivirus / Internet Security and retest.

mbkitmgr

ASKER

Dave, text encoding = windows-1252 when I look at the facebook landing page. Does this sound right

Ramin

It must be Unicode (UTF-8)

mbkitmgr

ASKER

Okay,

I have two tabs open in FFox. When I look at Experts-Exchange is says text encoding is UTF-8, switch to the FBook tab and it says Windows-1252.

As an FYI its FFox V 53 32bit, on Windows 10 Pro

Dave Baldwin

Facebook should be Unicode / UTF-8. It is on this computer in Firefox.

Ramin

Is there any option for selecting UTF-8 ?
if no, try to reinstall Firefox.

Andrew Leniart

You don't happen to have Privacy Badger installed in your browsers by any chance do you? I have it installed in mine and have been to quite a few websites which won't render or display correctly unless I disable it for that site.

mbkitmgr

ASKER

HI Guys, in reverse order

Andrew - no Privacy Badger

Ramin - No option to select, ,my options differ from yours

Interestingly when I Change encoding I just get variations of characters and the page doesnt display as expected.

I am beginning to wonder if a cache copy of the FB page is being retained - I cant fin in FFox where to do this

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