294474 - Inappropriate diversion to "update to latest version" when trying to get more extensions

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 294020

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[timcapstack]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.3 StumbleUpon/1.9995
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.3 StumbleUpon/1.9995

When trying to navigate to the extensions site through the Tools menu, my
browser is diverted to
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/upgrade/?application=%7bec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384%7d
asking me to update to the latest version of Firefox, 1.0.4, which I already
have.  I am still getting this message despite an uninstall and at least 3
re-installs/ updates.  I am able to install extensions from mirror sites without
any difficulty.

However, here's the text from the "About Mozilla Firefox"...Mozilla/5.0
(Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.3
StumbleUpon/1.9995 -- while at the top it says version 1.0.4 in gray.  Huh?
Looks like at least part of the program thinks it's 1.0.3 despite all the
uninstalls/reinstalls etc.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Go to Tools -> Extensions
2.Click on "Get More Extensions"
3.Get diverted to the "update" page.

Actual Results:  
Unable to get updates/new extensions

Expected Results:  
Detected the proper version of Firefox and allowed navigation to the extensions site

Using Noia Extreme 2.82 theme

Comment 1

[Steve England [:stevee]]

You're using an extension that changes the UserAgentString of firefox. See how
it reads:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511
Firefox/1.0.3 StumbleUpon/1.9995
Which makes websites think you are using Firefox 1.03

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 294020 ***