Categories, descriptions and examples

Category list with descriptions

1 Real Estate Information on renting, buying, or selling real estate or properties. Tips on buying or selling a home. Real estate agents, Rental or relocation services, and property improvement.
http://prudentialproperties.com/
http://realtor.com
2 Computer and Internet Security Computer/Internet security, security discussion groups
http://siteadvisor.com
http://kaspersky.com
3 Financial Services Banking services and other types of financial information, such as loans, accountancy, actuaries, banks, mortgages, and general insurance companies. Does not include sites that offer market information, brokerage or trading services.
http://firstpremierbankcards.com
http://any-purpose-loan-uk.co.uk
4 Business and Economy Business firms, corporate websites , business information, economics, marketing, management, and entrepreneurship.
http://boeing.com
http://honda.com
5 Computer and Internet Info General computer and Internet sites, technical information
http://netcraft.com
http://ranking.com
6 Auctions Sites that support the offering and purchasing of goods between individuals as their main purpose. Does not include classified advertisements.
http://ebay.com
http://trademe.co.nz
7 Shopping Department stores, retail stores, company catalogs and other sites that allow online consumer or business shopping and the purchase of goods and services.
http://amazon.com
http://home.dangdang.com
8 Cult and Occult Methods, means of instruction, or other resources to interpret, affect or influence real events through the use of astrology, spells, curses, magic powers, satanic or supernatural beings.
http://horoscopes.com
http://astronet.hu
9 Travel Airlines and flight booking agencies. Travel planning, reservations, vehicle rentals, descriptions of travel destinations, or promotions for hotels or casinos. Car Rentals.
http://cheapflights.com
http://expedia.com
10 Abused Drugs Discussion or remedies for illegal, illicit, or abused drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or other street drugs. Information on "legal highs": glue sniffing, misuse of prescription drugs or abuse of other legal substances.
http://shroomery.org
http://passyourdrugtest.com
11 Adult and Pornography Sexually explicit material for the purpose of arousing a sexual or prurient interest. Adult products including sex toys, CD-ROMs, and videos. Online groups, including newsgroups and forums, that are sexually explicit in nature. Erotic stories and textual descriptions of sexual acts. Adult services including videoconferencing, escort services, and strip clubs. Sexually explicit art.
http://playboy.com
http://geocities.com/glasses_fetish
12 Home and Garden Home issues and products, including maintenance, home safety, decor, cooking, gardening, home electronics, design, etc.
http://homedepot.com
http://waysidegardens.com
13 Military Information on military branches. armed services, and military history. http://pentagon.mil
http://goarmy.com
14 Medicine- Non-Traditional This category is deprecated.
15 Dead Sites (db Ops only) These are dead sites that do not respond to http queries.
http://randomrpg.com
http://spyware-checker.net
16 Individual Stock Advice and Tools Promotion and facilitation of securities trading and management of investment assets. Also includes information on financial investment strategies, quotes, and news.
http://stockstar.com
http://morningstar.com
17 Training and Tools Distance education and trade schools, online courses, vocational training, software training, skills training.
http://directdegree.com
http://guidetocareereducation.com
18 Dating Dating websites focused on establishing personal relationships.
http://dating.com
http://askmen.com
19 Sex Education Information on reproduction, sexual development, safe sex practices, sexually transmitted diseases, sexuality, birth control, sexual development, tips for better sex as well as products used for sexual enhancement, and contraceptives.
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_health_clinic
http://prostate-pleasure.com
20 Religion Conventional or unconventional religious or quasi-religious subjects, as well as churches, synagogues, or other houses of worship.
http://geocities.com/northchristianchurch
http://biblesociety.ca
21 Entertainment and Arts Motion pictures, videos, television, music and programming guides, books, comics, movie theatres, galleries, artists or reviews on entertainment. Performing arts (theatre, vaudeville, opera, symphonies, etc.). Museums, galleries, artist sites (sculpture, photography, etc.).
http://booksky.org
http://etonline.com
22 Personal sites and Blogs Personal websites posted by individuals or groups, as well as blogs.
http://blogspot.com
http://greatamericanphotocontest.com
23 Legal Legal websites, law firms, discussions and analysis of legal issues.
http://employmentbuddy.com
http://free-law-library.com
24 Local Information City guides and tourist information, including restaurants, area / regional information, and local points of interest.
http://downtownlittlerock.com
http://sandiegorestaurants.com
25 Streaming Media Sales, delivery, or streaming of audio or video content, including sites that provide downloads for such viewers.
http://ezlink.net
http://strawberrytv.com
26 Job Search Assistance in finding employment, and tools for locating prospective employers, or employers looking for employees.
http://linkedin.com/jobs
http://51job.com
27 Gambling Gambling or lottery web sites that invite the use of real or virtual money. Information or advice for placing wagers, participating in lotteries, gambling, or running numbers. Virtual casinos and offshore gambling ventures. Sports picks and betting pools. Virtual sports and fantasy leagues that offer large rewards or request significant wagers. Hotel and Resort sites that do not enable gambling on the site are categorized in Travel or Local Information.
http://gambling.com
http://zjlottery.com
28 Medicine- Traditional This category has been deprecated.
29 Reference and Research Personal, professional, or educational reference material, including online dictionaries, maps, census, almanacs, library catalogues, genealogy, and scientific information.
http://reference.com
http://wikipedia.org
30 Shareware and Freeware Software, screensavers, icons, wallpapers, utilities, ringtones. Includes downloads that request a donation, and open source projects. http://download.com
http://sourceforge.net
31 Peer to Peer Peer to peer clients and access. Includes torrents, music download programs.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmule
http://bitcomet.com/
32 Marijuana Marijuana use, cultivation, history, culture, legal issues.
http://howtogrowmarijuana.com
http://cannaweed.com
33 Hacking Illegal or questionable access to or the use of communications equipment/software. Development and distribution of programs that may allow compromise of networks and systems. Avoidance of licensing and fees for computer programs and other systems.
http://darkwarez.pl
http://crackers-team.net
34 Games Game playing or downloading, video games, computer games, electronic games, tips, and advice on games or how to obtain cheat codes. Also includes sites dedicated to selling board games as well as journals and magazines dedicated to game playing. Includes sites that support or host online sweepstakes and giveaways.
http://duowan.com
http://imdb.com/sections/games
35 Philosophy and Political Advocacy Politics, philosophy, discussions, promotion of a particular viewpoint or stance in order to further a cause.
http://stopthefetincrease.com
http://climatecrisis.net
36 Weapons Sales, reviews, or descriptions of weapons such as guns, knives or martial arts devices, or provide information on their use, accessories, or other modifications.
http://browning.com
http://e-gunparts.com
37 Pay to Surf Sites that pay users in the form of cash or prizes, for clicking on or reading specific links, email, or web pages.
http://freepay.com
http://clicu.com
38 Hunting and Fishing Sport hunting, gun clubs, and fishing.
http://qfis.com
http://wildlifelicense.com
39 Society A variety of topics, groups, and assocations relevant to the general populace, broad issues that impact a variety of people, including safety, children, societies, and philanthropic groups.
http://dar.org
http://supermama.lt
40 Educational Institutions Pre-school, elementary, secondary, high school, college, university, and vocational school and other educational content and information,including enrollment, tuition, and syllabus.
http://mit.edu
http://carlsbadusd.k12.ca.us
41 Online Greeting cards Online Greeting card sites.
http://123greetings.com
http://free-birthday-cards.net
42 Sports Team or conference web sites, international, national, international, college, professional scores and schedules, Sports-related online magazines or newsletters, fantasy sports and virtual sports leagues.
http://nba.com
http://schoenen-dunk.de
43 Swimsuits & Intimate Apparel Swimsuits, intimate apparel or other types of suggestive clothing.
http://victoriassecret.com
http://brazilianswimwear.com
44 Questionable Advocacy or instructions on harming individuals or groups. Also includes depictions of hostility, aggression, denigration of individuals or groups on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality, ethnic origin. Also tasteless humor, criminal activity, plagiarism, and "get rich quick" sites.
http://americannaziparty.com
http://collegehumor.com
45 Kids Sites designed specifically for children and teenagers.
http://disney.go.com
http://kids.yahoo.com
46 Abortion Pro Choice This category has been deprecated.
47 Personal Storage Online storage and posting of files, music, pictures, and other data.
http://photobucket.com
http://filecloud.com
48 Abortion Pro Life This category has been deprecated.
49 Keyloggers and Monitoring Downloads and discussion of software agents that track a users keystrokes or monitor their web surfing habits.
http://keylogger.org
http://spy-tools-directory.com
50 Search Engines Search interfaces using key words or phrases. Returned results may include text, websites, images, videos, and files.
http://google.com
http://sogou.com
51 Internet Portals Web sites that aggregate a broader set of internet content and topics, and which typically serve as the starting point for an end user.
http://yahoo.com
http://qq.com
52 Web Advertisements Advertisements, media, content, and banners.
http://casalemedia.com
http://oinadserver.com
53 IM Client This category has been deprecated.
54 Internet Telephony Client This category has been deprecated.
55 Web based email Sites offering web based email and email clients.
http://google.com/mail
http://foxmail.com
56 Malware Sites Malicious content including executables, drive-by infection sites, malicious scripts, viruses, trojans, and code.
http://loveingod.org
http://666ccc.com
57 Phishing and Other Frauds Phishing, pharming, and other sites that pose as a reputable site, usually to harvest personal information from a user.
http://xanga.com/apache19
http://mujweb.cz/www/signx/index.htm
58 Proxy Avoidance and Anonymizers Proxy servers and other methods to gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses URL filtering or monitoring. Web-based translation sites that circumvent filtering.
http://anonymouse.org
http://translate.google.com
59 Spyware and Adware Spyware or Adware sites that provide or promote information gathering or tracking that is unknown to, or without the explicit consent of, the end user or the organization, also unsolicited advertising popups and programs that may be installed on a user's computer.
http://allsecuritylinks.com
http://askyaya.com/
60 Music Music sales, distribution, streaming, information on musical groups and performances, lyrics, and the music business.
http://itunes.com
http://musicamp3.com
61 Government Information on government, government agencies and government services such as taxation, public, and emergency services. Also includes sites that discuss or explain laws of various governmental entities. Includes local, county, state, and national government sites.
http://nasa.gov
http://premier-ministre.gouv.fr
62 Nudity Nude or seminude depictions of the human body. These depictions are not necessarily sexual in intent or effect, but may include sites containing nude paintings or photo galleries of artistic nature. This category also includes nudist or naturist sites that contain pictures of nude individuals.
http://uuuba.com
http://canal96.com/extra/strange/wwbeauty
63 News and Media Current events or contemporary issues of the day. Also includes radio stations and magazines, newspapers online, headline news sites, newswire services, and personalized news services, and weather sites
http://abcnews.go.com
http://weather.com
64 Computer News This category has been deprecated.
65 Content Delivery Networks Delivery of content and data for third parties, including ads, media, files, images, and video.
http://akamaitech.net
http://edgestream.com
66 Internet Communications Internet telephony, messaging, VoIP services, WiFI, and related businesses.
http://skype.com
http://netzero.net
67 Bot Nets These are URLs, typically IP addresses, which are determined to be part of a Bot network, from which network attacks are launched. Attacks may include SPAM messages, DOS, SQL injections, proxy jacking, and other unsolicited contacts.
68 Abortion Abortion topics, either pro-life or pro-choice.
http://geocities.com/disangels/sent.html
http://prochoiceamerica.org
69 Health and Medicine General health, fitness, well-being, including traditional and non-traditional methods and topics. Medical information on ailments, various conditions, dentistry, psychiatry, optometry, and other specialties. Hospitals and doctor offices. Medical insurance. Cosmetic surgery.
http://webmd.com
http://health-centerlive.com
70 Confirmed SPAM Sources URLs from which large volumes of SPAM originates.
71 SPAM URLs URLs contained in SPAM.
72 Unconfirmed SPAM Sources Sites- usually IP addresses- that may be origination sources of SPAM.
73 Open HTTP Proxies URLs and IPs that may be used as HTTP proxies.
74 Dynamically Generated Content Domains that generate content dynamically based on arguments to their URL or other information (like geo-location) on the incoming web request.
75 Parked Domains Parked domains are URLs which host limited content or click-through ads which may generate revenue for the hosting entities but generally do not contain content useful to the end user. Also includes Under Construction, folders, and web server default home pages.
http://000.com
http://buythisdomain.com
76 Alcohol and Tobacco Sites that provide information on, promote, or support the sale of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products and associated paraphernalia.
http://cigarettesamerica.com
http://wineinsiders.com
77 Private IP Addresses These are blocks of IP Addresses that have been set aside for individual companies and other entities. Here are some examples:
GE owns 3.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
U.S. Army owns 6.0.0.0/8 (Military)
Level 3 Communications owns 8.0.0.0/8 (Internet Communications)
IBM owns 9.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
AT&T owns 12.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
Xerox owns 13.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
HP owns 15.0.0.0/8 and 16.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
Apple owns 17.0.0.0/8 (Business and Economy)
BBN Communications owns 128.1.0.0/16 (Internet Communications)
Carnegie Mellon University owns 128.2.0.0/16 (Educational Institutions)
This category DOES NOT include IP addresses defined in RFC 1918, 'Address Allocation for Private Intranets’ which are :
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255 (169.254/16 prefix)
These IP addresses are best tested for locally, rather than ask the BrightCloud Service for URL content and reputation information on them.
78 Image and Video Search Photo and image searches, online photo albums/digital photo exchange, image hosting.
http://images.google.fr
http://images.myetone.com
79 Fashion and Beauty Fashion or glamour magazines, beauty, clothes, cosmetics, style.
http://beauty.ivillage.com
http://genejuarez.com
80 Recreation and Hobbies Information, associations, forums and publications on recreational pastimes such as collecting, kit airplanes, outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, rock climbing, specific arts, craft, or techniques; animal and pet related information, including breed-specifics, training, shows and humane societies.
http://genealogy.com
http://craftster.org
81 Motor Vehicles Car reviews, vehicle purchasing or sales tips, parts catalogs Auto trading, photos, discussion of vehicles including motorcycles, boats, cars, trucks and RVs Journals and magazines on vehicle modifications..
http://hotautoweb.com
http://51bmw.com
82 Web Hosting Free or paid hosting services for web pages and information concerning their development, publication and promotion.
http://siteground.com
http://bluehost.com

Category grouping recommendations

Organizations may choose to apply policy to web browser access to URLs based on various category criteria; below we present some groupings and their motivation. While some categories could be considered to be members of multiple groups, we present that category in what we consider to be its primary group.

  • Security
    • Malware
    • Adware
    • Proxy Avoidance and Anonymizers
    • Phishing
    • Spyware
    • BotNets
    • SPAM URLs
  • Legal Liability
    • Adult
    • Nudity
    • Gambling
    • Sex Education
    • Swimsuits and Intimate Apparel
    • Image and Video Search
  • IT Resources
    • Streaming Media
    • Shareware and Freeware
    • Peer To Peer
    • Internet Communications
  • Productivity
    • Shopping
    • Auctions
    • Individual Stock Advice and Tools
    • Entertainment and Arts
    • Personal Sites and Blogs
    • Games
    • Pay To Surf
    • Music
    • Fashion and Beauty
    • Recreation and Hobbies
    • Motor Vehicles
  • Questionable
    • Hacking
    • Questionable
    • Cult and Occult
    • Abused Drugs
    • Marijuana
    • Weapons
    • Keyloggers and Monitoring
    • Alcohol and Tobacco
  • Data Loss Prevention
    • Online Personal Storage
    • Web-based Email
  • Human Resources
    • Job Search
    • Training and Tools

Category list

19 Dec 2008

1 Real Estate
2 Computer and Internet Security
3 Financial Services
4 Business and Economy
5 Computer and Internet Info
6 Auctions
7 Shopping
8 Cult and Occult
9 Travel
10 Abused Drugs
11 Adult and Pornography
12 Home and Garden
13 Military
14 Medicine- Non-Traditional
15 Dead Sites (db Ops only)
16 Individual Stock Advice and Tools
17 Training and Tools
18 Dating
19 Sex Education
20 Religion
21 Entertainment and Arts
22 Personal sites and Blogs
23 Legal
24 Local Information
25 Streaming Media
26 Job Search
27 Gambling
28 Medicine- Traditional
29 Reference and Research
30 Shareware and Freeware
31 Peer to Peer
32 Marijuana
33 Hacking
34 Games
35 Philosophy and Political Advocacy
36 Weapons
37 Pay to Surf
38 Hunting and Fishing
39 Society
40 Educational Institutions
41 Online Greeting cards
42 Sports
43 Swimsuits & Intimate Apparel
44 Questionable
45 Kids
46 Abortion Pro Choice
47 Personal Storage
48 Abortion Pro Life
49 Keyloggers and Monitoring
50 Search Engines
51 Internet Portals
52 Web Advertisements
53 IM Client
54 Internet Telephony Client
55 Web based email
56 Malware Sites
57 Phishing and Other Frauds
58 Proxy Avoidance and Anonymizers
59 Spyware and Adware
60 Music
61 Government
62 Nudity
63 News and Media
64 Computer News
65 Content Delivery Networks
66 Internet Communications
67 Bot Nets
68 Abortion
69 Health and Medicine
70 Confirmed SPAM Sources
71 SPAM URLs
72 Unconfirmed SPAM Sources
73 Open HTTP Proxies
74 Dynamically Generated Content
75 Parked Domains
76 Alcohol and Tobacco
77 Private IP Addresses
78 Image and Video Search
79 Fashion and Beauty
80 Recreation and Hobbies
81 Motor Vehicles
82 Web Hosting
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