Visit the TrendAI™ Site Safety Center to check the website categories of certain URLs.
URL categories are organized into the following URL filtering groups.
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URL category group
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Grouping definitions for URL categories
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Adult
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Websites generally considered inappropriate for children
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Business
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Websites related to business, employment, or commerce
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Communications and Search
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Websites that provide tools and services for online communications and
searches.
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General
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Websites that do not fall into or have not been classified into the other
categories.
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Internet Security
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Potentially harmful websites, including those known to distribute malicious
software
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Lifestyle
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Websites about religious, political, or sexual preferences, as well as recreation
and
entertainment
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Network Bandwidth
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Websites offering services that can significantly impact the speed of the computer's
Internet connection
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URL Filtering Category Group
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URL Filtering Category Type
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URL Filtering Category Definition
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Adult
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Abortion
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Sites that promote, encourage, or discuss abortion, including sites that cover moral
or political views on abortion
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Adult
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Adult/Mature Content
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Sites with profane or vulgar content generally considered inappropriate for minors;
includes sites that offer erotic content or ads for sexual services, but excludes
sites with
sexually explicit images
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Adult
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Alcohol/Tobacco
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Sites that promote, sell, or provide information about alcohol or tobacco
products
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Adult
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Gambling
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Sites that promote or provide information on gambling, including online gambling
sites
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Adult
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Illegal Drugs
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Sites that promote, glamorize, supply, sell, or explain how to use illicit or illegal
intoxicants
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Adult
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Illegal/Questionable
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Sites that promote and discuss how to perpetrate nonviolent crimes, including
burglary, fraud, intellectual property theft, and plagiarism; includes sites that
sell
plagiarized or stolen materials
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Adult
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Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit
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Sites that sell swimsuits or intimate apparel with models wearing them
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Adult
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Marijuana
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Sites that discuss the cultivation, use, or preparation of marijuana, or sell related
paraphernalia
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Adult
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Nudity
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Sites showing nude or partially nude images that are generally considered artistic,
not vulgar or pornographic
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Adult
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Pornography
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Sites with sexually explicit imagery designed for sexual arousal, including sites
that
offer sexual services
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Adult
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Sex Education
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Sites with or without explicit images that discuss reproduction, sexuality, birth
control, sexually transmitted disease, safe sex, or coping with sexual trauma
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Adult
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Tasteless
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Sites with content that is gratuitously offensive and shocking; includes sites that
show extreme forms of body modification or mutilation and animal cruelty
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Adult
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Violence/Hate/Racism
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Sites that promote hate and violence; includes sites that espouse prejudice against
a
social group, extremely violent and dangerous activities, mutilation and gore, or
the
creation of destructive devices
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Adult
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Weapons
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Sites about weapons, including their accessories and use; excludes sites about
military institutions or sites that discuss weapons as sporting or recreational
equipment
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Business
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Auctions
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Sites that serve as venues for selling or buying goods through bidding, including
business sites that are being auctioned
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Business
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Brokerage/Trading
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Sites about investments in stocks or bonds, including online trading sites; includes
sites about vehicle insurance
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Business
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Business/Economy
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Sites about business and the economy, including entrepreneurship and marketing;
includes corporate sites that do not fall under other categories
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Business
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Financial Services
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Sites that provide information about or offer basic financial services, including
sites owned by businesses in the financial industry
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Business
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Job Search/Careers
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Sites about finding employment or employment services
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Business
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Real Estate
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Sites about real estate, including those that provide assistance selling, leasing,
purchasing, or renting property
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Business
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Shopping
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Sites that sell goods or support the sales of goods that do not fall under other
categories; excludes online auction or bidding sites
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Communications and Search
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Blogs/Web Communications
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Blog sites or forums on varying topics or topics not covered by other categories;
sites that offer multiple types of web-based communication, such as e-mail or instant
messaging
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Communications and Search
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Chat/Instant Messaging
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Sites that provide web-based services or downloadable software for text-based instant
messaging or chat
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Communications and Search
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Coin Miners
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Potentially unwanted scripts or executable files that perform actions related to
cryptocurrency such as coin mining
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Communications and Search
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Email
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Sites that provide email services, including portals used by companies for web-based
email
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Communications and Search
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Internet Infrastructure
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Content servers, image servers, or sites used to gather, process, and present data
and
data analysis, including web-based analytic tools and network monitors
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Communications and Search
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Internet Telephony
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Sites that provide web services or downloadable software for Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) calls
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Communications and Search
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Newsgroups
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Sites that offer access to Usenet or provide other newsgroup, forum, or bulletin board
services
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Communications and Search
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Proxy Avoidance and Anonymizers
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Sites which can be used to circumvent proxy servers and web filtering systems, or
make
Internet activity anonymous or untraceable, including sites that provide tools for
those
purposes
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Communications and Search
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Search Engines/Portals
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Search engine sites or portals that provide directories, indexes, or other retrieval
systems for the web
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Communications and Search
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Social Networking
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Sites devoted to personal expression or communication, linking people with similar
interests
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Communications and Search
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Web Hosting
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Sites of organizations that provide top-level domains or web hosting services
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General
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Computers/Internet
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Sites about computers, the Internet, or related technology, including sites that sell
or provide reviews of electronic devices
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General
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Education
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School sites, distance learning sites, and other education-related sites
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General
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Government/Legal
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Sites about the government, including laws or policies; excludes government military
or health sites
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General
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Health
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Sites about health, fitness, or well-being
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General
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Military
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Sites about military institutions or armed forces; excludes sites that discuss or
sell
weapons or military equipment
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General
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Miscellaneous
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Sites that have been tested and not been classified into the other categories
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General
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News/Media
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Sites about the news, current events, contemporary issues, or the weather; includes
online magazines whose topics do not fall under other categories
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General
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Politics
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Sites that discuss or are sponsored by political parties, interest groups, or similar
organizations involved in public policy issues; includes non-hate sites that discuss
conspiracy theories or alternative views on government
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General
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Reference
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General and specialized reference sites, including map, encyclopedia, dictionary,
weather, how-to, and conversion sites
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General
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Translators/Cached Pages
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Online page translators or cached Web pages (used by search engines), which can be
used to circumvent proxy servers and Web filtering systems
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General
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Untested
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Sites that have not been classified under a category
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General
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Vehicles
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Sites about motorized transport, including customization, procurement of parts and
actual vehicles, or repair services; excludes sites about military vehicles
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Internet Security
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Adware
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Sites with downloads that display advertisements or other promotional content;
includes sites that install browser helper objects (BHOs)
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Internet Security
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Category C&C Server
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Sites that use the servers/repositories that harbor command-and control (C&C) servers
and drop-zones in the C&C Global Intelligence list
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Internet Security
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Disease Vector
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Sites that directly or indirectly facilitate the distribution of malicious software
or
source code
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Internet Security
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Insecure IoT connections
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Insecure internet connections that may potentially abuse, compromise or damage IoT
devices
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Internet Security
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Made for AdSense
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Sites that use scraped or copied content to pollute search engines with redundant
and
generally unwanted results
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Internet Security
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Malicious Domain
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Sites that use domains that host malicious payloads; such domains cannot be
reclassified
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Internet Security
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Malware Accomplice
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Sites used by malicious programs, including sites used to host upgrades or store
stolen information
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Internet Security
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Newly Observed Domain
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Domains that have not been classified by TrendAI™ and were recently observed for
the first time or recently became active, but are not necessarily newly registered,
such as
throwaway domains
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Internet Security
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Phishing
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Fraudulent sites that mimic legitimate sites to gather sensitive information, such
as
user names and passwords
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Internet Security
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Potentially Malicious Software
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Sites that contain potentially harmful downloads
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Internet Security
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Ransomware
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Sites that directly or indirectly facilitate the distribution of ransomware
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Internet Security
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Scam
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Scam is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence,
used in the classical sense of trust. It is different from either Phishing or Spam.
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Internet Security
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Spam
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Sites whose addresses have been found in spam messages
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Internet Security
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Spyware
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Sites with downloads that gather and transmit data from computers owned by
unsuspecting users
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Internet Security
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Web Advertisement
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Sites dedicated to displaying advertisements, including sites used to display banner
or pop-up ads
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Lifestyle
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Activist Groups
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Sites that promote change in public policy, public opinion, social practice, economic
activities, or economic relationships; includes sites controlled by service, philanthropic,
professional, or labor organizations
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Lifestyle
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Alternative Journals
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Online equivalents of supermarket tabloids and other fringe publications
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Lifestyle
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Arts
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Sites about visual arts, such as painting and sculpture.
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Lifestyle
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Cult/Occult
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Sites about alternative religions, beliefs, and religious practices, including those
considered cult or occult
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Lifestyle
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Cultural Institutions
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Sites controlled by organizations that seek to preserve cultural heritage, such as
libraries or museums; also covers sites owned by the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts,
Rotary
International, and similar organizations
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Lifestyle
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Entertainment
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Sites that promote or provide information about movies, music, non-news radio and
television, books, humor, or magazines
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Lifestyle
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For Kids
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Sites designed for children
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Lifestyle
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Games
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Sites about board games, card games, console games, or computer games; includes sites
that sell games or related merchandise
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Lifestyle
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Gun Clubs/Hunting
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Sites about gun clubs or similar groups; includes sites about hunting, war gaming,
or
paintball facilities
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Lifestyle
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Humor
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Sites intended for humor.
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Lifestyle
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Personal Sites
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Sites maintained by individuals about themselves or their interests; excludes personal
pages in social networking sites, blog sites, or similar services
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Lifestyle
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Personals/Dating
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Sites that help visitors establish relationships, including sites that provide singles
listings, matchmaking, or dating services
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Lifestyle
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Recreation/Hobbies
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Sites about recreational activities and hobbies, such as collecting, gardening,
outdoor activities, traditional (non-video) games, and crafts; includes sites about
pets,
recreational facilities, or recreational organizations
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Lifestyle
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Religion
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Sites about popular religions, their practices, or their places of worship
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Lifestyle
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Restaurants/Food
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Sites that list, review, discuss, advertise, or promote food, catering, dining
services, cooking, or recipes
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Lifestyle
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Society/Lifestyle
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Sites that provide information about life or daily matters; excludes sites about
entertainment, hobbies, sex, or sports, but includes sites about cosmetics or
fashion
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Lifestyle
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Sports
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Sites about sports or other competitive physical activities; includes fan sites or
sites that sell sports merchandise
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Lifestyle
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Travel
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Sites about traveling or travel destinations; includes travel booking and planning
sites
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Network Bandwidth
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Internet Radio and TV
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Sites that primarily provide streaming radio or TV programming; excludes sites that
provide other kinds of streaming content
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Network Bandwidth
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Pay to Surf
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Sites that compensate users who view certain websites, email messages, or
advertisements or users who click links or respond to surveys
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Network Bandwidth
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Peer-to-Peer
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Sites that provide information about or software for sharing and transferring files
within a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
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Network Bandwidth
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Photo Searches
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Sites that primarily host images, allowing users to share, organize, store, or search
for photos or other images
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Network Bandwidth
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Ringtones / Mobile Phone Downloads
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Sites that provide content for mobile devices, including ringtones, games, or
videos
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Network Bandwidth
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Sharing Services
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Sites that provide personal online storage, backup, or hosting space, including those
that provide encryption or other security services
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Network Bandwidth
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Software Downloads
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Sites dedicated to providing free, trial, or paid software downloads
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Network Bandwidth
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Streaming Media/MP3
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Sites that offer streaming video or audio content without radio or TV programming;
sites that provide music or video downloads, such as MP3 or AVI files
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