Unrequested widget and ad pages hijack the browser
A floating widget and ad pages appear without asking, and users say the add-on hijacks the browser to open its own page.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 22 June 2021 · last reported 29 October 2025
What's going wrong
Firefox users report that this translation add-on shows a floating widget on pages they never asked it to touch, even when the add-on is not in use.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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