Попробуй вот эту функцию (взято с руководства c  
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function Is() {
    var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    this.major = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
    this.minor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
    this.ns  = ((agent.indexOf(\'mozilla\')!=-1) && ((agent.indexOf(\'spoofer\')==-1) && (agent.indexOf(\'compatible\') == -1)));
    this.ns2 = (this.ns && (this.major == 2));
    this.ns3 = (this.ns && (this.major == 3));
    this.ns4b = (this.ns && (this.minor < 4.04));
    this.ns4 = (this.ns && (this.major >= 4));
    this.ie   = (agent.indexOf("msie") != -1);
    this.ie3  = (this.ie && (this.major == 2));
    this.ie4  = (this.ie && (this.major >= 4));
    this.op3 = (agent.indexOf("opera") != -1);
    this.win   = (agent.indexOf("win")!=-1);
    this.mac   = (agent.indexOf("mac")!=-1);
    this.unix  = (agent.indexOf("x11")!=-1);
}