Category  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|
Alcohol  | 
Web pages that promote, advocate, or sell alcohol including beer, wine and hard liquor.  | 
Anonymizer  | 
Web pages that promote proxies and anonymizers for surfing websites with the intent of circumventing filters.  | 
Art  | 
Theater, museums, exhibits, photography, and digital graphic resources.  | 
Business/Services  | 
General business.  | 
Cars/Transportation  | 
Vehicles, including selling, promoting or discussion.  | 
Chat/IM  | 
Communication through chat or IM services as well as sites with information about IM communication or chatrooms.  | 
Community Sites  | 
Newsgroup sites and posting, including forums and bulletin boards.  | 
Compromised  | 
Web pages that have been compromised by someone other than the site owner, which appears to be legitimate, but houses malicious code.  | 
Computers and Technology  | 
Sites with information about computers, software, hardware, peripherals and computer services.  | 
Criminal Skills/Hacking  | 
Activities that violate human rights including murder, sabotage, and bomb-building. Information about illegal manipulation of electronic devices, encryption, misuse, and fraud. Warez and other illegal software distribution.  | 
Dating  | 
Web pages that promote relationships such as dating and marriage.  | 
Download Sites  | 
Shareware, Freeware and other software. P2P sites and software.  | 
Education  | 
Educational institutions and schools. Educational and reference materials including dictionaries and encyclopedias.  | 
Entertainment and Videos  | 
Web sites for videos, TV and motion pictures including celebrity sites and entertainment news.  | 
Finance  | 
Bank and insurance companies and other financial institutions. Active trading of certificates and stocks.  | 
Gambling  | 
Web pages that promote gambling, lotteries, casinos and betting agencies involving chance.  | 
Games  | 
Web pages consisting of computer games, game producers and online gaming.  | 
Government  | 
Government organizations, departments, or agencies. Includes police, fire, and hospitals.  | 
Hate Speech  | 
Web pages that promote extreme right/left-wing groups, sexism, racism, religious hate and other discrimination.  | 
Health  | 
Personal health and medical services including sites with information on equipment ans procedures. Does not include drugs.  | 
Home/Leisure  | 
Sites with information about home improvement and decorating, family, gardening, and hobbies.  | 
Humor  | 
Web pages that include comics, jokes and other humorous content.  | 
Illegal Drugs  | 
Web pages that promote the use of information of common illegal drugs and the misuse of prescription drugs and compounds.  | 
Job Search  | 
Web pages devoted to job searches or agencies, career planning and human resources.  | 
Mature  | 
Sites not appropriate for children. Includes sites with content about alternative lifestyles and profanity.  | 
Military  | 
Web pages sponsored by the armed forces and government-controlled agencies.  | 
Miscellaneous  | 
Content Servers used to supply supplementary website content or web pages that do not fall into any other category.  | 
Music  | 
Web pages that include internet radio and streaming media, musicians, bands, MP3 and media downloads.  | 
News  | 
Web pages with general news information such as newspapers and magazines.  | 
Non-profits  | 
Clubs, communities, unions, and non-profit organizations.  | 
Nudity  | 
Web pages that display full or partial nudity with no sexual references or intent.  | 
Online Ads  | 
Web pages strictly devoted to advertising graphics, banners, or pop-up ad content.  | 
Personal Webpages  | 
Websites about or hosted by personal individuals. Communication through blogs and guestbook servers. Information on personal hobbies and activities.  | 
Pharmacy  | 
Web pages that include prescribed medications and information about approved drugs and their medical use.  | 
Phishing/Fraud  | 
Manipulated web pages and emails used for fraudulent purposes, also known as phishing.  | 
Politics and Law  | 
Sites that promote political parties and interest groups. Information on elections and legislation. Sites that offer legal information and advice.  | 
Pornography/Sex  | 
Explicit sexual content unsuitable for persons under the age of 18.  | 
Portal Sites  | 
General web pages with customized personal portals, including white/yellow pages.  | 
Real Estate  | 
Web pages possessing information about renting, purchasing, selling or financing real estate including homes, apartments, and office space.  | 
Religion  | 
Religious sites and information. Includes sects, cults, occultism and religious fundamentalism.  | 
Restaurants  | 
Food, dining and catering services including sites that provide reviews, advertisements or other promotions.  | 
Search Engines  | 
Web pages supporting the searching of the web, newsgroups, pictures, directories, and other online content.  | 
Shopping  | 
Online shops, catalogs and online ordering. Auction sites and advertising. Classified ads. Excludes shopping for products and services exclusively covered by another category such as health.  | 
Social Networking  | 
Social networking web pages and online communities built around communities of people where users "connect" to other users.  | 
Spam  | 
Products and web pages promoted through spam techniques.  | 
Sports and Recreation  | 
Sports teams, fan clubs and news. Recreation activities including zoos, public recreation centers, pools, and amusement parks.  | 
Spyware and Malicious Sites  | 
Sites or software that installs on a user's computer with the intent to collect information or make system changes without the user's consent.  | 
Tobacco  | 
Web pages promoting the use of tobacco-related products (cigarettes, cigars, pipes).  | 
Translator  | 
Web pages that translate languages from one to another.  | 
Travel  | 
Web pages that provide travel and tourism information, online booking or travel services such as airlines, car rentals, and hotels.  | 
Violence  | 
Web pages that promote questionable activities such as violence and militancy.  | 
Weapons  | 
Web pages that include guns and weapons when not used in a violent manner.  | 
Web-based Email  | 
Web pages that enable users to send and/or receive email through a web-accessible email account.  | 
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Modified on: Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 at 2:29 PM
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