Unreadable characters when asked for password

This is odd. When installing an application I am always prompted for my root password. but today this came up.
Any idea where it's from?
Mac OS X 10.6.6
Message was edited by: MikonTV

I've experienced the same problem along with a string of similar font problems since buying a new Macbook Pro 13". I asked my apple rep and he said that those of us on the newest machines are running a special version of 10.6.6 not seen anywhere else. I've seen the following problems:
* Username and passwords fields turning to gibberish - restart appeared to fix it
* All text disappearing in Filemaker - Restart appeared to fix it
* Fonts in Filemaker wrong weights - Restart does NOT fix it
* VPN connects very inconsistently
* Scroll wheel on my Microsoft Mouse only works sometimes - Inconsistent
On a separate machin with same specs we saw:
* Clicking on items in the Dock completely unresponsive - Restart fixes.

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