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Thread: Odd User agent....

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    Question Odd User agent....

    so, i have been looking at my website ( blatant plug http://fixbayonets.co.uk although i doubt you will be interested)

    and i noticed this user agent in my browser summary

    veoh-\xe2\xb8\xb3\xe2\xb8\xb40 service (NT 5.1; IE 6.0.2900.2180; en-US Windows)
    it looks to be some kind of IE6, but why is it representing itself this way?

    Am i just being paranoid and worrying too much?

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    Re: Odd User agent....

    veoh is a video streaming site akin to all the others out there.

    I expect the end user has the Veho toolbar installed and this is getting picked up as the user agent information.

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    Re: Odd User agent....

    very odd that, I think your ok though.
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    Re: Odd User agent....

    Thanks Lee. Quite scary how much IE transmits to everyone listening really.

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    Re: Odd User agent....

    Quote Originally Posted by UltraMagnus View Post
    Thanks Lee. Quite scary how much IE transmits to everyone listening really.
    And that's just listening passively. It's even more scary how deep an ActiveX object can dig into Windows.
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    ...every time Creative bring out a new card range their advertising makes it sound like they have discovered a way to insert a thousand Chuck Norris super dwarfs in your ears...

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