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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: MrX on 24 January 2005, 21:23

Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: MrX on 24 January 2005, 21:23
hey all, and its the first time Mr X has posted something 'usefull'

i hacked my user agent on mozilla 0.9.3 to say
from BeOS Mr X: j00 |^|4\/3 |233|\| 0\^/n3D !!

and this just makes me cool.
here is how to do it on mozilla:
search for prefs.js open it, and copy all data.
make a new file in that same folder, name it user.js
now just paste all the info into it. enter this line at the end:
user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible;MSIE 5.5; Windows 98)");
and in the quotes where it contains the user agent string, (starts with Mozilla) change it to say what ever you want, like some hacker lingo, taunts, or that you are george bush or bill gates and i am going to hack up your server. now save and exit the file. restart mozilla, and test with this page:
http://macfaq.org/hacks/useragent.html (http://macfaq.org/hacks/useragent.html)

it should spit out what ever you wrote in the browser agent setting  ;)

Mr X
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Orethrius on 24 January 2005, 21:53
Or you could just browse to about:config, create a new string value for general.useragent.override, and enter "blah-de-blah-blah" in the Value field...
  :cool:

[ January 24, 2005: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate/BOB ]

Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: MrX on 24 January 2005, 10:07
oh man... outsmarted. oh well- i posted this before you!  (http://tongue.gif)
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Refalm on 24 January 2005, 13:58
Old

http://prefbar.mozdev.org/ (http://prefbar.mozdev.org/)
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: KernelPanic on 24 January 2005, 19:28
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm / BOB:
Old

http://prefbar.mozdev.org/ (http://prefbar.mozdev.org/)


word.

and, might I add, 'lame' considering what he changed it to...
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: MrX on 25 January 2005, 21:27
i thought this would be a little more busy topic, but o well. i   guess im no good at news. dont expect any 'cool' stuff from me then.
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Refalm on 25 January 2005, 12:26
quote:
Originally posted by MrX:
i thought this would be a little more busy topic, but o well. i   guess im no good at news. dont expect any 'cool' stuff from me then.


Don't say that  (http://smile.gif)
Your BeOS stuff is pretty awesome. I wouldn't find myself using BeOS on a daily basis, but you do, and therefore, you're awesome.
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: TheQuirk on 28 January 2005, 19:55
Make sure not to change it to something too saucey like "lynx"!

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html)
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Refalm on 28 January 2005, 21:45
quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk: I Just Want Attention:
Make sure not to change it to something too saucey like "lynx"!

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html)


Yeah I read that. Isn't there some judge specialized in computers who can decide that using Lynx isn't the same as cracking computer security.
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Calum on 29 January 2005, 03:39
quote:
Originally posted by MrX:
i thought this would be a little more busy topic, but o well. i   guess im no good at news. dont expect any 'cool' stuff from me then.


translation: "i'm taking my handbag and i'm going home so nya nya nya!"

Just because somebody posted what you said first is no need to get your knickers in a knot, worse things happen all the time.
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: MrX on 29 January 2005, 21:47
test
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: MrX on 29 January 2005, 21:49
another test (i am trying to get a picture at the bottom of my posts)
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: KernelPanic on 29 January 2005, 23:22
Do it like this:

(http:// [url=http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/_data/objects/94428/logo_thumbnail.gif]http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/_data/objects/94428/logo_thumbnail.gif[/url] )

Without the spaces.

[ January 29, 2005: Message edited by: Tux ]

Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: TheQuirk on 30 January 2005, 01:09
BTW, shouldn't this be in applications?
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: Refalm on 30 January 2005, 01:13
quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk: I Just Want Attention:
BTW, shouldn't this be in applications?


Yes, but that's the job of the moderators  (http://smile.gif)
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: KernelPanic on 30 January 2005, 01:19
I'll leave it here, just to spite TheQuirk.
Title: How to: User Agent Hacking
Post by: mobrien_12 on 1 February 2005, 08:03
quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk: I Just Want Attention:
Make sure not to change it to something too saucey like "lynx"!

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/27/jailed_for_using_a_n.html)


That can't be real.  There can't be someone out there who is so f***ing dumb that they think an unusual agent ID is a hack attempt.