Questions tagged [user-agent]
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What is Apache Synapse?
My website keeps getting hit by odd requests with the following user-agent string:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Synapse)
Using our friendly tool Google I was able to determine this is the hallmark ...
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Can I switch the User-Agent header for only a single web site?
I have to use a particular web site for work, but this web site checks to see whether I'm using Internet Explorer and, if not, won't allow me to log in. I can switch my User-Agent header using the ...
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Why do different sites report Vivaldi's user-agent as different strings?
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Reported UA
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+is+my+user+agent&ia=answer
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/100.0.4896.81 Safari/537.36 ...
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Microsoft Edge User Agent string
I just noticed that while all other browsers seem to have their own user agent strings, Microsoft Edge's seems to look something like this:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537....
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How do I switch my user agent in Chrome?
I am looking for a way to switch my user agent in Chrome.
I have tried User-Agent Switcher for Chrome with only limited success. I really want more user agents, and the ability to add new agents with ...
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How to remove User-Agent for Firefox
How to remove User-Agent for Firefox
The goal is to remove this header from all web requests, in case you don't want sites to know which OS are you using.
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How do I mask the Firefox browser signature?
Does anyone know of a way to mask the Firefox browser signature, so that it looks like Internet Explorer to the rest of the world? I know there is a plugin to use the IE rendering engine, but that ...
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Spoof email platform/user agent in Thunderbird for privacy?
In Firefox 6, I use the Proxy Tool add on to spoof my user agent and platform strings as part of my effort to improve privacy.
Is there an equivalent for emails sent from Thunderbird 6? If so, how do ...
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Is there a Firefox extension that prevents websites from detecting what operating system you're using?
Is there a Firefox extension that prevents websites from detecting what operating system you're using?
Also, if there isn't a plugin, is it possible to write one?
I know I can disable websites from ...
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How can I block a user agent string in IE11?
We are starting to upgrade our laptops to Windows 8 touch screen and we are finding out some of the older websites (Ones we cannot change) detect the touchscreen as a mobile device and will not load ...
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Change the Useragent of the OS on Firefox
I would like to know how to temporary change the user agent string of Firefox so that it appears I'm using a different OS than I really am. There's an addon that changes the browser u/a but I can't ...
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Why do some IE10 browsers get stuck in IE7 mode?
We were doing some investigation into user sessions on our consumer facing sites and came across something that really disturbed me.
On an average day, we have ~140k visitors to our sites who bother ...
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Is there a way to make Vivaldi fake-report the OS to webpages as Windows instead of Linux?
I run Linux and Vivaldi. Various webpages are able to tell that I run Linux, and I'm unsure if this is done from sniffing the User-agent header anymore.
Regardless of how it is done these days, I ...
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Chrome extension to change User Agent only in current tab
I've used the dev tools to change the user agent, but that's annoying because it means you need to have dev tools open.
I've used extensions to change the user agent, but they all seem to affect all ...
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I anonymized my user-agent, but my browser and OS are still detected
There are sites like whatsmybrowser.org and whatismybrowser.com that detect information about the technical specs of the client. As far as I can tell, this is done using the user-agent information ...
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Switching User-Agent in Opera
How can the user agent be changed in Opera?
The per-site preferences (tab Network, field Browser identification) lists
Identify as Opera
Identify as Firefox
Identify as Internet Explorer
Masquerade ...
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Why do useragents specify 64-bit?
Why does the useragent include this information? I can't see why a website would need to know.
For example:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/534.24 (KHTML, like Gecko) Ubuntu/11.04 ...
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What's the most common Firefox user-agent? [closed]
Firefox embeds too much information in the browser's User-Agent header field
(even the build date, which I find unnecessary).
Examples:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) ...
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Turn User Agent into Device Information [closed]
I have a list of user agents which visited my website. And I would like to turn them into user statics such as which browser and os are reaching the most to my website.
For Example: I have one user ...
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Close Built-in User agent switcher in Google Chrome
When I try to Inspect Element using Chrome's Developer Console (using Right click → Inspect Element), I'm always presented with a User Agent switcher interface like below:
This is very annoying and I ...
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Spoof user agent for GoGo Inflight Internet?
Is it possible to trick the GoGo Inflight WiFi on airlines into thinking that you have a mobile device instead of a laptop?
It seems like most airlines that offer in flight wireless these days use ...
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How to get Windows NT version via command line
Many times I have to pass the User-Agent in the download headers for the download to be validated and working.
I need help finding a easy method to get the Windows NT version(6.1 or 6.2 ....) which ...
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Why does Midori on Fedora Linux pretend to be Safari on Mac OS X?
If you are using Google Chrome on Linux then the User-Agent request header will look like this:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686) AppleWebKit/537.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/21.0.1180.89 Safari/537.1
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How do Access Points determine the client's OS?
I noticed that my router (Asus RN-N12E_B1) shows the operating system next to the clients that are connected to it.
How does it determine that? Via User Agent?
What other methods does it have at ...
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Quickly swap user agents in Chrome? [closed]
Does anyone know of a plugin or extension for Google Chrome that would allow me to quickly choose what user agent I want to appear as.
Say if I visit a site that says "Please use IE to view this page"...
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Safari Displays iPhone version of Google
If you look at the image below, you'll see that I'm getting the iPhone version of Google on my Mac. If I refresh, it stays the same, but curiously enough, if I visit https://www.google.com (note SSL), ...
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Is it possible to code so your website only allow Firefox browser to connect?
As the title says, was curious if it's possible and how? Thanks! :)
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Firefox ESR on Linux Showing Windows 10 user agent and Will Not Change
For some bizarre reason, Firefox ESR 68.0 running on Debian Linux shows Windows 10 as its user agent when inspected in help>troubleshooting information.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:68.0) Gecko/...
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Settings for User agent switcher in Chrome developer tools - Where has it gone?
I'm trying to find the Devices settings for Emulation in Chrome developer tools too add some user agents. I can open the emulation tool, but I cannot find the setting to add other useragents, as ...
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Is there a way to use the Firefox 'User Agent Switcher' addon in separate tabs, or only for certain websites? [duplicate]
I love using the 'User Agent Switcher' Firefox addon on most sites on my desktop PC, in order to trick websites into using the mobile versions by masquerading as an iPhone/Android user agent. I like ...
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Get Chrome to not identify itself?
Is there any way that I can get chrome to identify itself as a different (or unspecified) browswer?
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Set a User-Agent for SSH
How can I set a user agent for the ssh program? Network requests made without a user agent are blocked on my network and I'm wondering if ssh is throwing a "Connection reset by peer" error because of ...
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How can I bypass a proxy server that only allows only IE?
A friend told me he suddenly cannot use Firefox any more, no matter what site he hits, because he gets a message saying only IE is allowed. I'm thinking this has got to be a proxy server issue.
I'm ...
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How to MODIFY rather than REPLACE the Vivaldi User-agent header?
I already know how to replace the User-agent HTTP request header in Vivaldi.
But if I do that, I have to provide a full, complete User-agent string. After a short time, this will get outdated and ...
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How to make Firefox prefer images to HTML?
Sometimes when you follow an image URL, it will take you to a web page containing the image instead of only showing the image. Then, when you you right click and select Open Image in New Tab, it will ...
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Switching User-Agent in Firefox 4
How can I fake/switch the User-Agent in Firefox 4? The User Agent Switcher Add-On doesnt seem to work with Firefox 4. I have firebug, but I'm unaware of any feature for switching user-agent in it
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How can I make a Prism webapp look like Firefox to a website? (user agent spoofing)
I thought it would be cool to use Mozilla's Prism to create a webapp for min.us, but drag and drop is disallowed because the site doesn't see the program as Firefox, Chrome or Safari, those of which ...
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In Firefox, my general.useragent.override is not showing up correctly on "what's my user agent" sites
Using Firefox on a Mac. I've got
general.useragent.override Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:121.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/121.0
but when I go to "what is my user agent" sites, it shows up ...
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Declared User Agent being overridden
I have an old Microsoft Surface 2 (released back in 2013), ARM32 on Windows 8.1 RT. I need to change my User Agent string so to have sites show me their non-tablet version. Would be a cinch for other ...
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User Agent string in Firefox keeps getting overridden
The user agent string in Firefox keeps getting overridden, meaning I keep getting warnings about using too old a browser on several websites.
If I check about:config I can see it's being set to:
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iPad user agent changes depending on location (work, home)
I have found this question: https://serverfault.com/questions/583618/is-this-user-agent-string-related-to-safari?newreg=2f9ad2aada604a42b07ad369f40d3144
I originally was looking for what the "GSA" ...
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How to reset useragent in Chrome?
I have to use a website that accepts only IE, but I don't want to use it, so I use Chrome and change user agent, so that website won't notice.
But I'm having problems with using other websites that ...
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Strange issue with YouTube user agent being stuck [closed]
Every time I login to YouTube, webpage switched to mobile layout with related video below player with description and comments on the right side. Page seems to expect finger touches making it harder ...
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Can a server identify that I am using a modified user-agent? [duplicate]
I have a work laptop A that connects, via Google Chrome, to Google Workspace for access to things such as email, Google Drive, calendar, etc. The current IT policy is to block connections from ...
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How can i disguise uGet as a browser to circumvent the disabling of an IDM by a website?
A website i have used uGet with in the past has swapped to cloudflare and blocked downloads through anything but a standard browser.
My understanding of the matter is pretty limited, but I gather it ...
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Why Chrome has Mozilla in its user agent? [duplicate]
I'm new to headers and user-agent stuff. I'm using a request lib with python to make a POST operation to a website. I have noticed that the user agent for Chrome is like "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) ...
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How to add a user-agent style sheet to firefox browser?
I am trying to increase the width of scrollbar in firefox and I found out that it can be done by adding a user-agent style sheet. It's not possible with userChrome.css or userContent.css
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Are there any security or performance implications of changing the user-agent in a browser?
I am working on a production issue which only occurs in IE10 and not in chrome/Firefox. If I change the IE10's user-agent (F12) to Mozilla Firefox it works.
I need to debug the app. layer to find ...
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How Does Mega.co.nz detect your user agent?
how does mega detect your user agent? Javascript? It seems to be able to bypass Chrome UA Spoofer, and doesn't allow a chrome that isn't up to date.
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Internet Explorer 10 Compatibility View sends incorrect User Agent String
My user agent string in IE 10 Compatibility View is incorrect. It still sends a user agent string that identifies as IE 10. This prevents pages rendering in IE7 the way they should.
Internet ...