User Agent String:

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux ppc; rv:5.0.1) Gecko/20110808 Firefox/5.0.1

The breakdown

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

Part Type Description Version
Mozilla/5.0 Misinformation.
X11 Platform X11 Window System 11
Linux ppc
rv:5.0.1 Rendering Engine Geko Version 5.0.1
Gecko/20110808 Rendering Engine Mozilla Gecko/Build Date 20110808
Firefox/5.0.1 Web Browser Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
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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