a9 Web Protection categories (alphabetical)

Modified on Wed, 27 Sep, 2023 at 4:13 PM

Abortion	Abortion topic and positions for or against
Ads/Analytics	Ad networks and analytics services
Adult/Mature	Adult themes not in another more specific category. Not kid-friendly. Related categories: Sex Education, Pornography, Nudity
AI/ML Applications	Generative apps that take user input
Alcohol	Promotes alcoholic consumptions
Alternative Currency	Related to cryptocurrency, game tokens or other exchangeable digital goods that are not government issued legal tender
Alternative Ideology	Belief systems and practices not included in "Religion" category, including occult, paranormal, folklore, etc.
Anonymizers	Provides ability to bypass web filtering controls by loading sites via intermediate service.
Arts/Culture	Fine arts and museums
Auctions/Classifieds	Product or service listings from individuals
Audio	Live streams or downloaded audio clips
Brokerage/Trading	Stock trading and information
Business/Economy	General business, for businesses that don't fit into a more specific category
Chat/IM/SMS	Short message clients and services
Child Pornography/Abuse	Sexual exploitation/abuse of a minor
Content Servers	Hosting of files for accelerating web sites and services
Dating/Personals	Dating, romance, matchmaking
Digital Postcards	Greeting cards
Drugs/Controlled Substances	Information or promotion of illegal drugs
Dynamic DNS	Services that offer unique hosts on previously registered domains for personal use, and may regularly change IPs
Education	Educational instututions, training courses and tools, and learning topics
Email	Email services
Entertainment	All forms of entertainment not included in a more specific category. Related: Arts/Culture, Sports, Games, Humor/Comics
Extreme/Gruesome	Gory, perverse, gross or horrific content
File Sharing/Storage	Storage and sharing of files and other data
Finance	Financial institutions (banking, insurance) or related financial topics
For Kids	Family-safe sites designed for kids (only used as a secondary category)
Forums	Newsgroups, forums or bulletin boards that have many topics and not a specific topic that would fit another specific category.
Gambling	Services or information related to gambling
Games	Game playing, downloading or discussion.
Government/Legal	Government agencies and information. Also, businesses that deal with law (lawyers).
Hacking	Information or tools for unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hate/Discrimination	Promotes or supports hostility toward a grouping of individuals
Health	Health and wellness, including medical personnel, facilities and medicines, and fitness-related.
Hobbies/Recreation	Hobbies and recreational activities, including collecting, gardening, hunting/fishing, etc.
Hosting	Hosting of web sites for organizations and individuals
Humor/Comics	Comedy, jokes, fun
Information Technology	Computing, electronics and general technology that doesn't fit into a more specific category.
Information/Computer Security	Information or tools for computer security
Infrastructure/IOT	Internet infrastructure and devices
Job Search	Job search
Lingerie/Swimsuit	Intimate apparel, swimsuits, and suggestive clothing.
Login/Challenge	Homepage that is a generic login page or challenge (e.g. CAPTCHA), with no indication of what’s behind
Malicious	Malcious intent to harm users or steal intellectual property. Includes malicious software and associated sites. Related: Phishing, Suspicious, Potentially Unwanted Software
Marijuana	Promotion of marijuana/cannibis and paraphernalia
Marketing/Merchandising	Direct marketing services
Media Sharing	Allow users to upload, search for, and share media files
Military	Armed forces
Mixed Content/Potentially Adult	General image/video sites that may return adult content along with non-offensive content.
Newly Registered	Domain registered in last 30 days
News	General news sources
Non-Profit/Advocacy	Charitable and non-profit organizations promoting and supporting a cause.
Nudity	Nude or seminude representations of the human body, including art, nudist or naturist.
Parked Site	Parked, for monetized placeholders or no meaningful content.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P)	Peer to peer/torrent clients and network for sharing files.
Personal Sites/Blogs	Personal sites that are not focused on a specific topic that has another specific category.
Phishing	Counterfeit web pages that duplicate legitimate business web pages to steal private information from users.
Piracy/Plagiarism	Illegal sharing of copyrighted media (software, music, etc.) and school cheating information
Politics/Opinion	Political parties, groups or individuals promoting a point of view on a topic or issue.
Pornography	Sexually explicit material
Potentially Unwanted Programs	User tracking or annoying software programs
Productivity Applications	Business-related web applications
Promotional Compensation	Promise a potential reward for user input or activity
Real Estate	Real estate (buildings, homes, apartments) and related topics
Reference	General information for topics that don't have a specific category.
Religion	Organized, traditional beliefs and practices, including major global religions.
Remote Access	Remote access to another computer
Restaurants/Food	Restaurants and food-related topics
Scam/Illegal/Unethical	Fraudulent sites or information promoting breaking the law.
Search Engines/Portals	General Internet search or general directories of the Internet
Sex Education	Non-pornographic information on reproduction, sex practices, sexually transmitted diseases, sexuality, abstinence, birth control, etc..
Shopping	Stores for product or services that don't fit into a more specific category.
Social Networking	Social communities
Society/Lifestyle	Daily life, beauty & fashion, home & garden, pets
Software Downloads	Software and app downloads
Spam	Associated with email spam campaigns
Sports	Sports news and information
Suspicious	Elevated, but unconfirmed security risk
Telephony	Person-to-person VOIP or digital calling services
Tobacco	Promotes use of tobacco
Translation	Allows translation of a web site or text to another language
Travel	Travel and related topics (vacation transportation, lodging, activities)
Unrated	Unknown categorization
URL Redirect	Doesn't provide content, only redirects to another location
Vehicles	Vehicles, including autos, boats, motorcycles, etc.
Video/Multimedia	Live streams or downloaded video clips
Violence	Encourages, glorifies or displays graphic violence against others or self (suicide). Related categories: Hate/Discrimination
Virtual Meetings	Multi-person virtual meeting services.
Weapons	Sales, reviews, or descriptions of weapons and modifications