The table below lists definitions of the URL filtering categories. Use it to
understand which URL filtering categories are most appropriate to select when defining
URL
category objects at Adding/Editing URL Category Group Objects.
URL Filtering Categories Definitions
Category Group
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Category Type
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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
|
Adult
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Alcohol/Tobacco
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Sites that promote, sell, or provide information about alcohol or
tobacco products
|
Adult
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Gambling
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Sites that promote or provide information on gambling, including
online gambling sites
|
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
|
Adult
|
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
|
Illegal or Prohibited Content
|
Sites that provide information about or software for sharing and transferring pages
related to illegal or prohibited content in international law
|
Adult
|
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
|
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
|
Adult
|
Pornography
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Sites with sexually explicit imagery designed for sexual arousal,
including sites that offer sexual services
|
Adult
|
Sex Education
|
Sites with or without explicit images that discuss reproduction,
sexuality, birth control, sexually transmitted disease, safe sex, or coping with
sexual trauma
|
Adult
|
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
|
Adult
|
Violence/Hate/Racism
|
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
|
Adult
|
Weapons
|
Sites about weapons, including their accessories and use; excludes
sites about military institutions or sites that discuss weapons as sporting or
recreational equipment
|
Business
|
Auctions
|
Sites that serve as venues for selling or buying goods through
bidding, including business sites that are being auctioned
|
Business
|
Brokerages/Trading
|
Sites about investments in stocks or bonds, including online trading
sites; includes sites about vehicle insurance
|
Business
|
Business/Economy
|
Sites about business and the economy, including entrepreneurship and
marketing; includes corporate sites that do not fall under other categories
|
Business
|
Financial Services
|
Sites that provide information about or offer basic financial
services, including sites owned by businesses in the financial industry
|
Business
|
Job Search/Careers
|
Sites about finding employment or employment services
|
Business
|
Real Estate
|
Sites about real estate, including those that provide assistance
selling, leasing, purchasing, or renting property
|
Business
|
Shopping
|
Sites that sell goods or support the sales of goods that do not fall
under other categories; excludes online auction or bidding sites
|
Communications and Search
|
Blogs/Web Communications
|
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
|
Communications and Search
|
Chat/Instant Messaging
|
Sites that provide web-based services or downloadable software for
text-based instant messaging or chat
|
Communications and Search
|
Dynamic DNS
|
Sites that utilize dynamic DNS host services to map their domain names to dynamic
IP addresses
|
Communications and Search
|
Email
|
Sites that provide email services, including portals used by companies
for web-based email
|
Communications and Search
|
Internet Infrastructure
|
Content servers, image servers, or sites used to gather, process, and
present data and data analysis, including web-based analytic tools and network
monitors
|
Communications and Search
|
Internet Telephony
|
Sites that provide web services or downloadable software for Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls
|
Communications and Search
|
Newsgroups/Forum
|
Sites that offer access to Usenet or provide other newsgroup, forum,
or bulletin board services
|
Communications and Search
|
Proxy Avoidance and Anonymizers
|
Sites about bypassing proxy servers or web filtering systems, including
sites that provide tools for that purpose
|
Communications and Search
|
Search Engines/Portals
|
Search engine sites or portals that provide directories, indexes, or
other retrieval systems for the web
|
Communications and Search
|
Social Networking
|
Sites devoted to personal expression or communication, linking people
with similar interests
|
Communications and Search
|
Web Hosting
|
Sites of organizations that provide top-level domains or web hosting
services
|
General
|
Computers/Internet
|
Sites about computers, the Internet, or related technology, including
sites that sell or provide reviews of electronic devices
|
General
|
Education
|
School sites, distance learning sites, and other education-related
sites
|
General
|
Government/Legal
|
Sites about the government, including laws or policies; excludes
government military or health sites
|
General
|
Health
|
Sites about health, fitness, or well-being
|
General
|
Military
|
Sites about military institutions or armed forces; excludes sites that
discuss or sell weapons or military equipment
|
General
|
Miscellaneous
|
Sites that have been tested and not been classified into the other categories
|
General
|
News/Media
|
Sites about the news, current events, contemporary issues, or the
weather; includes online magazines whose topics do not fall under other
categories
|
General
|
Noteworthy
|
Informational sites with notable content
|
General
|
Politics
|
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
|
General
|
Reference
|
General and specialized reference sites, including map, encyclopedia,
dictionary, weather, how-to, and conversion sites
|
General
|
Translators/Cached Pages
|
Online page translators or cached Web pages (used by search engines),
which can be used to circumvent proxy servers and Web filtering systems
|
General
|
Untested
|
Sites that have not been classified under a category
|
General
|
Vehicles
|
Sites about motorized transport, including customization, procurement
of parts and actual vehicles, or repair services; excludes sites about military
vehicles
|
Internet Security
|
Adware
|
Sites with downloads that display advertisements or other promotional
content; includes sites that install browser helper objects (BHOs)
|
Internet Security
|
Coin Miners
|
Potentially unwanted scripts or executable files that perform actions
related to cryptocurrency, such as coin mining
|
Internet Security
|
Disease Vector
|
Sites that directly or indirectly facilitate the distribution of
malicious software or source code
|
Internet Security
|
Insecure IoT Connections
|
Insecure internet connections that may potentially abuse, compromise or damage IoT
devices
|
Internet Security
|
Made for AdSense
|
Sites that use scraped or copied content to pollute search engines
with redundant and generally unwanted results
|
Internet Security
|
Malicious Domain
|
Domains that host malicious payloads; such domains cannot be
reclassified
|
Internet Security
|
Malware Accomplice
|
Sites used by malicious programs, including sites used to host
upgrades or store stolen information
|
Internet Security
|
Newly Observed Domain
|
Domains that have not been classified by Trend Micro and were recently
observed for the first time or recently became active, but are not necessarily newly
registered, such as throwaway domains
|
Internet Security
|
Phishing
|
Fraudulent sites that mimic legitimate sites to gather sensitive
information, such as user names and passwords
|
Internet Security
|
Potentially Malicious Software
|
Sites that contain potentially harmful downloads
|
Internet Security
|
Ransomware
|
Sites that directly or indirectly facilitate the distribution of ransomware
|
Internet Security
|
Scam
|
Sites that attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their
confidence, used in the classical sense of trust. They often play confidence tricks
to exploit typical human characteristics such as greed, dishonesty, vanity,
opportunism, lust, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, desperation, and
naivety.
|
Internet Security
|
Spam
|
Sites whose addresses have been found in spam messages
|
Internet Security
|
Spyware
|
Sites with downloads that gather and transmit data from computers
owned by unsuspecting users
|
Internet Security
|
Web Advertisements
|
Sites dedicated to displaying advertisements, including sites used to
display banner or pop-up ads
|
Lifestyle
|
Activist Groups
|
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
|
Lifestyle
|
Alternative Journals
|
Online equivalents of supermarket tabloids and other fringe
publications
|
Lifestyle
|
Arts
|
Sites about visual arts, such as painting and sculpture
|
Lifestyle
|
Cult/Occult
|
Sites about alternative religions, beliefs, and religious practices,
including those considered cult or occult
|
Lifestyle
|
Cultural Institutions
|
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
|
Lifestyle
|
Entertainment
|
Sites that promote or provide information about movies, music, non-news
radio and television, books, humor, or magazines
|
Lifestyle
|
For Kids
|
Sites designed for children
|
Lifestyle
|
Games
|
Sites about board games, card games, console games, or endpoint games;
includes sites that sell games or related merchandise
|
Lifestyle
|
Gun Clubs/Hunting
|
Sites about gun clubs or similar groups; includes sites about hunting,
war gaming, or paintball facilities
|
Lifestyle
|
Humor
|
Sites intended for humor
|
Lifestyle
|
Personal Sites
|
Sites maintained by individuals about themselves or their interests;
excludes personal pages in social networking sites, blog sites, or similar
services
|
Lifestyle
|
Personals/Dating
|
Sites that help visitors establish relationships, including sites that
provide singles listings, matchmaking, or dating services
|
Lifestyle
|
Recreation/Hobbies
|
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
|
Lifestyle
|
Religion
|
Sites about popular religions, their practices, or their places of
worship
|
Lifestyle
|
Restaurants/Food
|
Sites that list, review, discuss, advertise, or promote food,
catering, dining services, cooking, or recipes
|
Lifestyle
|
Society/Lifestyle
|
Sites that provide information about life or daily matters; excludes
sites about entertainment, hobbies, sex, or sports, but includes sites about
cosmetics or fashion
|
Lifestyle
|
Sports
|
Sites about sports or other competitive physical activities; includes
fan sites or sites that sell sports merchandise
|
Lifestyle
|
Travel
|
Sites about traveling or travel destinations; includes travel booking
and planning sites
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Internet Radio and TV
|
Sites that primarily provide streaming radio or TV programming;
excludes sites that provide other kinds of streaming content
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Pay to Surf
|
Sites that compensate users who view certain websites, email messages,
or advertisements or users who click links or respond to surveys
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Peer-to-Peer
|
Sites that provide information about or software for sharing and
transferring files within a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Photo Searches
|
Sites that primarily host images, allowing users to share, organize,
store, or search for photos or other images
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Ringtones/Mobile Phone Downloads
|
Sites that provide content for mobile gateways, including ringtones,
games, or videos
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Sharing Services
|
Sites that provide personal online storage, backup, or hosting space,
including those that provide encryption or other security services
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Software Downloads
|
Sites dedicated to providing free, trial, or paid software
downloads
|
Network Bandwidth
|
Streaming Media/MP3
|
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
|