User Agent String:

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 95) Opera 6.01 [en]

The breakdown

Explanation of what each part of the User Agent string represents.

Part Type Description Version
Mozilla/4.0 Misinformation.
compatible Misinformation.
MSIE 5.0 Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Windows 95 Operating System Windows 95 Windows 95
Opera 6.01 [en] 6.01 [en]
What is a "User Agent"?

A User Agent is a short string that web browsers and other applications send to identify themselves to web servers.

Unfortunately, most browsers falsify part of their User-Agent header in an attempt to be compatible with more web servers.

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