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Categories (50)
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| Adware |
This category contains URLs that are advertisements.
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| Alcohol |
Content that advocates or promotes the production or recreational use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco.
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| Alternative Lifestyles |
Non-pornographic content that provides information on or caters to other alternative lifestyles.
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| Arts & Culture |
Art that includes the human body with an erotic intent is typically
included in this category and the pornography category.
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| Blogs |
This category ranges from personal and medical
to literary and culturally oriented publications and Blogs.
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| Chat IM |
Access to online chatting, message posting, voice transmission and software supporting such activities.
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| Criminal Activity |
Includes hacking or cracking, hate speech,
illegal drug promotion, illegal weapons, and crime instructions.
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| Dating |
Dating is the process of introducing people for the purpose of dating, mating, and friendship.
It includes topics related to dating services, dating advice and tips, relationships, listings
or personal advertisements, and on-line dating services.
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| Directory |
The Directory category contains URLs that produce a directory listing
instead of a default html page. This page is generated by the remote web
server if no default html page is available and directory browsing is
enabled. Generally, Directory site pages should not be blocked.
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| Drugs |
Contains URLs that provide information on illegal drugs
used for recreational rather than medical purposes, or URLs that promote
the abuse of legal drugs.
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| Entertainment |
Entertainment contains all things pertaining to music, recreation,
amusements, fan clubs, gossip, celebrities, movies, or any other form of
casual diversion.
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| Extreme |
Includes pages that are violent and may depict or promote torture, mutilation,
eating disorders, or other dangerous or disturbing activities.
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| Gambling |
Any content providing online wagering and sites devoted exclusively to promote gambling activities.
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| Games |
Internet participation of games such as puzzles, arcade, card, and logic problems.
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| General |
This category contains URLs that do not belong to any other category.
The majority of the Internet is assigned to this category.
Do not block this category unless you want to use your filter in the WhiteList mode.
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| Hate Speech |
Hate Speech is the portrayal (written, verbal, illustrated, etc) of
views that are intentionally overwhelmingly critical or offensive to a
person. It is intended to degrade, intimidate, or incite violent or
prejudicial actions against someone based on race, ethnic affiliation,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or
profession.
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| Humor |
Humor contains URLs that are intended to entertain or make people laugh
and feel happy. It includes jokes, funny pictures, comic pages, comedy
clubs etc.
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| Images |
The Images category contains URLs for an image file, determined by file
name extension. Generally, Images should not be blocked.
This is not image search. (Blocking this category will disable any images on all sites)
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| Intranet Servers |
The Intranet Servers category indicates the remote server is not located on the Internet.
These are normally servers located behind firewalls and on your local area network.
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| Investing |
Investing includes Internet banking systems that allow users to invest
online, view their equity portfolio, and ask the bank to buy shares or
bonds on their behalf. This includes URLs about stocks and quotes, money
management, online publications, banks, discount brokerage services,
mutual funds, and portfolio management.
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| Job/Employment |
Any content that provides job listings and information related to employment, such as resume posting and interviewing tips.
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| Malformed URL |
Malformed URL is used when a URL is not valid (for example the following
URL with a semicolon instead of a colon: http;\www.google.com).
Generally, malformed URL pages should be blocked.
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| Network Timeout |
The Network Timeout category indicates that there is network latency or congestion.
The Unknown URL category is always assigned to the request made when a Network Timeout occurs.
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| Network Unavailable |
The Network Unavailable category indicates that there is network latency or congestion.
This can be caused by Internet connectivity issues or other technical reasons.
Categorization of new content will be unavailable until the problem has been corrected.
The Unknown URL category is always assigned to the request made when the Network is unavailable.
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| News |
General News contains various forms of journalism. It involves the
reporting of current events by local, regional or mass media in the form
of newspapers, television, radio programs, and sites on the World Wide
Web.
This category includes any mainstream newspaper, television stations,
and radio station site.
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| No Text |
No Text is used when the file extension of this page is not recognizable
by the Categorization Engine. Blocking is entirely based on the file
extension. Generally, No Text pages should not be blocked.
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| Occult |
Occult contain sites involving the study of secret or hidden knowledge
and includes any URLs about cults, supernatural forces and events.
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| Phishing |
This category contains URLs that are known or suspected phishing sites -
typically financial fraud or identity theft. Blocking this category does
not guarantee that ALL fraud or phishing sites will be blocked.
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| Political |
This category contains sites related
to the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.
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| Pornography |
This category contains URLs that reference, discuss, or show
pornography, pictures, videos, or sexually oriented material. This
category includes nudity, pornography, and any
sexual related material.
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| Portals |
Portals are web-based applications that provide a single starting point
to retrieve information from multiple sources.
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| Profanity |
This category contains words that are generally considered obscene, vulgar,
or derogatory.
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| Proxy |
This category has language translation and anonymous proxy servers. These types of websites can be used to bypass content filtering.
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| Redirector Page |
This category indicates a URL that redirects the user to another page.
Do not block this category unless you want to use your filter in the WhiteList mode.
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| Religion |
Content about the reverence of a supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the
universe or a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
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| Safe Search |
Safe Search is a mechanism to force the safe search mode on a number of common search engines.
Safe Search works with the following search engines: Yahoo, Google, MetaCrawler, Excite, Lycos.
Note that if the Search Engine category is blocked, no search engines are allowed, whether Safe Search is turned on or not.
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| Search Keywords |
When the Search Keywords category is turned on, any URL detected as a Search Engine is parsed looking
for a match within the searche for bad keywords. If there is a match, the URL is denied.
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| Search Sites |
Internet related websites and/or applications that search or index any portion of the Internet.
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| Self Help |
Self Help pages provide the information or support for an individual or
a group to better themselves economically, intellectually, physically,
or emotionally.
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| Adult Education |
Sex Education is the study of human reproduction, and other aspects of human sexual behavior.
Sites in this category usually include topics such as sexually transmitted diseases, abortions,
contraception, abstinence and sex advice.
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| Shopping |
Includes any site or page offering consumers the
ability to purchase products or services online. In some cases, it may
include sites that provide a catalog of products that are offered for
sale off-line.
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| Sports |
Includes athletics, racing, hunting, baseball, football, basketball, soccer,
hockey, and so on.
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| Technology |
Includes sites that pertain to technology related content. It
also includes sites that offer a software download, either for free as a
trial or for purchase.
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| Travel |
Includes discussions of favorite travel destinations, discounts for travelers, special events
in different cities, travel guides, vacations, accommodation,
transportation, regulations, and bookings.
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| Under Construction |
Indicates a site that has been identified by the owner as
being incomplete - under construction. Generally, Under Construction
pages pose little threat and need not be blocked.
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| Unknown URL |
Unknown URL is a temporary category assigned to a URL that has
not been categorized before or whose categorization has expired.
(If you block this category any URL thats not in the database will be blocked,
If you unblock this category any URL not in the database will be allowed)
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| Weapons |
This category contains information related to the promotion, sale, or discussion of weapons.
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| Web-Based E-mail |
Sites that offer free e-mail accounts in a web-based, or browser legible, format.
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