An add-on is telling me I have a different version of Firefox than I actually have.

I have the current version of Firefox (5.0.1), and went to download an add-on (Scrapbook by Gomita). It tells me the current version of their add-on (1.4.7) isn't compatible with the version I have, which they tell me is 3.0.11. I ''know ''I have 5.0.1 of Firefox, as I downloaded it again today. Why is this?

The User Agent supplied with your post (used to identify the browser you are using) shows Firefox 3.0.11:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 '''''Firefox/3.0.11''''' (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) FBSMTWB
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_your_useragent_string_to_its_compiled-in_default
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Agent User Agent (Wikipedia)]
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The problem could be caused by that "FBSMTWB" at the end of your User Agent
*http://www.fastbrowsersearch.com/FBS_Toolbar/Help/helpUninstalling.aspx
*http://www.pccybertek.com/2009/05/remove-fast-browser-search
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1430845
*http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=51697 - Manual Removal Guide for FastBrowserSearchToolbar
Not related to your question, but...
You need to update some plug-ins:
*Plug-in check: https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]

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