ThreatSeeker URL Categories and Description
This topic lists Forcepoint ThreatSeeker URL categories, sub-categories along with their descriptions.
| Parent Category | Category Name | Category Name Combined | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | Abortion | Abortion | Sites with neutral or balanced presentation of the issue. |
| Abortion | Pro-Choice | Abortion > Pro-Choice | Sites that provide information about or are sponsored by organizations that support legal abortion or that offer support or encouragement to those seeking the procedure. |
| Abortion | Pro-Life | Abortion > Pro-Life | Sites that provide information about or are sponsored by organizations that oppose legal abortion or that seek increased restriction of abortion. |
| Adult Material | Adult Material | Adult Material | Parent category that contains adult-oriented categories |
| Adult Material | Adult Content | Adult Material > Adult Content | Sites that display full or partial nudity in a sexual context but not sexual activity |
| Adult Material | Lingerie and Swimsuit | Adult Material > Lingerie and Swimsuit | Sites that offer images of models in lingerie or swimsuits including lingerie or swimwear for sale. |
| Adult Material | Nudity | Adult Material > Nudity | Sites that offer depictions of nude or seminude human forms. |
| Adult Material | Sex | Adult Material > Sex | Sites that depict or graphically describe sexual acts or activity including exhibitionism |
| Adult Material | Sex Education | Adult Material > Sex Education | Sites that offer educational information about sex and sexuality. |
| Advocacy Groups | Advocacy Groups | Advocacy Groups | Sites that promote change or reform in public policy public opinion social practice economic activities and relationships. |
| Bandwidth | Bandwidth | Bandwidth | Parent category that contains categories known to consume bandwidth resources. |
| Bandwidth | Educational Video | Bandwidth > Educational Video | Sites that host videos with academic or instructional content |
| Bandwidth | Entertainment Video | Bandwidth > Entertainment Video | Sites that host videos with entertainment-oriented content |
| Bandwidth | Internet Radio and TV | Bandwidth > Internet Radio and TV | Sites whose primary purpose is to provide radio or TV programming on the Internet. |
| Bandwidth | Internet Telephony | Bandwidth > Internet Telephony | Sites that enable users to make telephone calls via the Internet or to obtain information or software for that purpose. |
| Bandwidth | Peer-to-Peer File Sharing | Bandwidth > Peer-to-Peer File Sharing | Sites that provide client software to enable peer-to-peer file sharing and transfer. |
| Bandwidth | Personal Network Storage and Backup | Bandwidth > Personal Network Storage and Backup | Sites that store personal files on Internet servers for backup or exchange. |
| Bandwidth | Streaming Media | Bandwidth > Streaming Media | Sites that enable streaming of media content |
| Bandwidth | Surveillance | Bandwidth > Surveillance | Sites that enable real-time monitoring of various types of operations via network cameras webcams and other video recording devices |
| Bandwidth | Viral Video | Bandwidth > Viral Video | Sites that host videos with high or rapidly-rising popularity |
| Business and Economy | Business and Economy | Business and Economy | Sites sponsored by or devoted to business firms business associations industry groups or business in general. |
| Business and Economy | Financial Data and Services | Business and Economy > Financial Data and Services | Sites that offer news and quotations on stocks bonds and other investment vehicles investment advice but not online trading. Includes banks credit unions credit cards and insurance. |
| Business and Economy | Hosted Business Applications | Business and Economy > Hosted Business Applications | Sites that provide access to business-oriented web applications and allow storage of sensitive data excluding those for web collaboration. |
| Collaboration - Office | Collaboration - Office | Collaboration - Office | Category used to manage the Office domain |
| Collaboration - Office | Office - Apps | Collaboration - Office > Office - Apps | Office function that enables a user to collaborate via various applications |
| Collaboration - Office | Office - Documents | Collaboration - Office > Office - Documents | Office function that enables a user to collaborate via document applications |
| Collaboration - Office | Office - Drive | Collaboration - Office > Office - Drive | Office function that enables a user to collaborate via virtual storage |
| Collaboration - Office | Office - Mail | Collaboration - Office > Office - Mail | Office function that enables a user to collaborate via email and messaging |
| Drugs | Drugs | Drugs | Parent category that contains categories related to legal and illegal drugs and supplements. |
| Drugs | Abused Drugs | Drugs > Abused Drugs | Sites that promote or provide information about the use of prohibited drugs except marijuana or the abuse or unsanctioned use of controlled or regulated drugs |
| Drugs | Marijuana | Drugs > Marijuana | Sites that provide information about or promote the cultivation preparation or use of marijuana. |
| Drugs | Nutrition | Drugs > Nutrition | Sites that provide information about nutrition |
| Drugs | Prescribed Medications | Drugs > Prescribed Medications | Sites that provide information about approved drugs and their medical use. |
| Education | Education | Education | Parent category that contains categories of relevance to education. |
| Education | Cultural Institutions | Education > Cultural Institutions | Sites sponsored by museums galleries theatres libraries and similar institutions. |
| Education | Educational Institutions | Education > Educational Institutions | Sites sponsored by schools and other educational facilities by non-academic research institutions or that relate to educational events and activities. |
| Education | Educational Materials | Education > Educational Materials | Sites that provide information about or that sell or provide curriculum materials or direct instruction |
| Education | Reference Materials | Education > Reference Materials | Sites that offer reference-shelf content such as atlases dictionaries encyclopedias formularies white and yellow pages and public statistical data. |
| Entertainment | Entertainment | Entertainment | Sites that provide information about or promote motion pictures non-news radio and television books humor and magazines. |
| Entertainment | Media File Download | Entertainment > Media File Download | Sites that enable download of media content |
| Extended Protection | Extended Protection | Extended Protection | Parent category that contains categories inferred to have potential security implications. |
| Extended Protection | Dynamic DNS | Extended Protection > Dynamic DNS | Sites that mask their identity using Dynamic DNS services often associated with advanced persistent threats |
| Extended Protection | Elevated Exposure | Extended Protection > Elevated Exposure | Sites that camouflage their true nature or identity or that include elements suggesting latent malign intent. |
| Extended Protection | Emerging Exploits | Extended Protection > Emerging Exploits | Sites found to be hosting known and potential exploit code. |
| Extended Protection | Newly Registered Websites | Extended Protection > Newly Registered Websites | Sites whose domain name was registered recently |
| Extended Protection | Suspicious Content | Extended Protection > Suspicious Content | Sites found to contain suspicious content |
| Gambling | Gambling | Gambling | Sites that provide information about or promote gambling or support online gambling involving a monetary exchange. |
| Games | Games | Games | Sites that enable a user to play or download a game |
| Government | Government | Government | Sites sponsored by branches bureaus or agencies of any level of government except for the armed forces. |
| Government | Military | Government > Military | Sites sponsored by branches or agencies of the armed services. |
| Government | Political Organizations | Government > Political Organizations | Sites sponsored by or providing information about political parties and interest groups focused on elections or legislation. |
| Health | Health | Health | Sites that provide information or advice on personal health or medical services procedures devices or self-help resources. |
| Human Interests | Human Interests | Human Interests | Sites that provide information about matters of daily life excluding entertainment health hobbies jobs sex and sports. |
| Human Interests | Alcohol and Tobacco | Human Interests > Alcohol and Tobacco | Sites that provide information about promote or support the sale of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products or associated paraphernalia. |
| Human Interests | Blogs and Personal Sites | Human Interests > Blogs and Personal Sites | Sites that host blogs and personal sites. |
| Human Interests | Hobbies | Human Interests > Hobbies | Sites that provide information about personal pastimes but not electronic video or online games. |
| Human Interests | LGBTQIA+ | Human Interests > LGBTQIA+ | Sites that provide information about lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer intersex non-binary or asexual topics but excluding those with adult content. |
| Human Interests | Personals and Dating | Human Interests > Personals and Dating | Sites that assist users in establishing interpersonal relationships excluding those intended to arrange for sexual encounters. |
| Human Interests | Restaurants and Dining | Human Interests > Restaurants and Dining | Sites that list review advertise or promote food dining or catering services. |
| Human Interests | Social Networking | Human Interests > Social Networking | Sites of web communities that provide users with means for expression and interaction. |
| Illegal or Unethical | Illegal or Unethical | Illegal or Unethical | Sites that promote or provide instruction in nonviolent crime or unethical behavior or the avoidance of prosecution. |
| Information Technology | Information Technology | Information Technology | Sites sponsored by or providing information about computers software the Internet and related business firms including sites supporting the sale of hardware software peripherals and services. |
| Information Technology | Computer Security | Information Technology > Computer Security | Sites that provide information about or free downloadable tools for computer security. |
| Information Technology | Generative AI - Conversation | Information Technology > Generative AI - Conversation | Sites that specialize in machine-generated conversational content for the purpose of general information, user assistance or entertainment. Includes sites hosting virtual agents and narrow domain conversational applications using AI with ability to generate new content. |
| Information Technology | Generative AI - Multimedia | Information Technology > Generative AI - Multimedia | Sites that specialize in machine-generated multimedia content such as images, videos or audio. Includes sites that provide information, tools or services related to text-to-speech, video, music, sound or image editing applications using AI with ability to generate new content. |
| Information Technology | Generative AI - Text & Code | Information Technology > Generative AI - Text & Code | Sites that provide machine-generated text with broad domain applications (including code and translation) using AI and generating new content. Includes sites that provide tools or services that make suggestions, edits, review or create summaries based on user prompts and interactions. |
| Information Technology | Hacking | Information Technology > Hacking | Sites that provide information about or promote illegal or questionable access to or use of computer or communication equipment software or databases. |
| Information Technology | Other AI ML Applications | Information Technology > Other AI ML Applications | Sites that provide tools or services related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Includes sites hosting applications with personal productivity or business purposes using AI but not typically capable of generating new content. |
| Information Technology | Proxy Avoidance | Information Technology > Proxy Avoidance | Sites that provide information about how to bypass proxy server features or to gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses the proxy server. |
| Information Technology | Search Engines and Portals | Information Technology > Search Engines and Portals | Sites that support searching the web news groups indices or directories. |
| Information Technology | Unauthorized Mobile Marketplaces | Information Technology > Unauthorized Mobile Marketplaces | Sites which potentially distribute applications and operating systems that are unauthorized by the mobile OS manufacturer the handheld device manufacturer or the network provider. |
| Information Technology | Web Analytics | Information Technology > Web Analytics | Sites that are associated with web traffic analysis |
| Information Technology | Web and Email Marketing | Information Technology > Web and Email Marketing | Sites that are associated with online marketing |
| Information Technology | Web and Email Spam | Information Technology > Web and Email Spam | Sites whose links are sent in unsolicited commercial email either as part of campaigns to promote products or services or to entice readers to click through to surveys or similar sites. Also included are sites that display comment spam. |
| Information Technology | Web Collaboration | Information Technology > Web Collaboration | Sites that provide virtual workspace for purposes of collaboration and conferencing which may include sites that enable authorized access to a computer or network from a remote location. |
| Information Technology | Web Hosting | Information Technology > Web Hosting | Sites of organizations that provide hosting services or top-level domain pages of Web communities. |
| Information Technology | Website Translation | Information Technology > Website Translation | Sites that enable translation of website text |
| Internet Communication | Internet Communication | Internet Communication | Parent category that contains categories related to internet-based communication and exchange. |
| Internet Communication | General Email | Internet Communication > General Email | Sites that provide email services open to general use. |
| Internet Communication | Organizational Email | Internet Communication > Organizational Email | Login sites for corporate or institutional email systems. |
| Internet Communication | Text and Media Messaging | Internet Communication > Text and Media Messaging | Sites that enable the sending of messages and other content via SMS EMS MMS or similar protocols. |
| Internet Communication | Web Chat | Internet Communication > Web Chat | Sites that host Web chat services or that support or provide information about chat via HTTP or IRC. |
| Intolerance | Intolerance | Intolerance | Sites that condone intolerance towards any individual or group |
| Job Search | Job Search | Job Search | Sites that offer information about or support the seeking of employment or employees. |
| Militancy and Extremist | Militancy and Extremist | Militancy and Extremist | Sites that offer information about or promote or are sponsored by groups advocating antigovernment beliefs or action. |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Parent category that contains categories identified by URL attributes not classified elsewhere. |
| Miscellaneous | Content Delivery Networks | Miscellaneous > Content Delivery Networks | Commercial hosts that deliver content to subscribing Web sites. |
| Miscellaneous | Dynamic Content | Miscellaneous > Dynamic Content | URLs that are generated dynamically by a Web server. |
| Miscellaneous | File Download Servers | Miscellaneous > File Download Servers | Web servers whose primary function is to deliver files for download. |
| Miscellaneous | Network Errors | Miscellaneous > Network Errors | URLs with hosts that do not resolve to IP addresses. |
| Miscellaneous | Private IP Addresses | Miscellaneous > Private IP Addresses | IP addresses defined in RFC 1918 'Address Allocation for Private Intranets.' |
| Miscellaneous | Uncategorized | Miscellaneous > Uncategorized | Sites not categorized in the Forcepoint URL Database. |
| Miscellaneous | Web Images | Miscellaneous > Web Images | Sites that deliver image content |
| Miscellaneous | Web Infrastructure | Miscellaneous > Web Infrastructure | Sites that are associated with website architecture |
| News and Media | News and Media | News and Media | Sites that offer current news and opinion including those sponsored by newspapers general-circulation magazines or other media. |
| News and Media | Alternative Journals | News and Media > Alternative Journals | Online equivalents to supermarket tabloids and similar publications. |
| Parked Domain | Parked Domain | Parked Domain | Sites that are expired offered for sale or known to display targeted links advertisements. |
| Productivity | Productivity | Productivity | Parent category that contains categories considered to affect productivity in a corporate environment. |
| Productivity | Advertisements | Productivity > Advertisements | Sites that provide advertising graphics or other ad content files. |
| Productivity | Application and Software Download | Productivity > Application and Software Download | Sites that enable download of software |
| Productivity | Instant Messaging | Productivity > Instant Messaging | Sites that enable instant messaging. |
| Productivity | Message Boards and Forums | Productivity > Message Boards and Forums | Sites that host message boards bulletin boards and other unaffiliated discussion forums. |
| Productivity | Online Brokerage and Trading | Productivity > Online Brokerage and Trading | Sites that support active trading of securities and management of investments. |
| Productivity | Pay-to-Surf | Productivity > Pay-to-Surf | Sites that pay users to view Web sites advertisements or email. |
| Religion | Religion | Religion | Parent category that contains categories related to religion. |
| Religion | Lesser-Known Religions | Religion > Lesser-Known Religions | Sites that provide information about or promote lesser known religions and religious beliefs. |
| Religion | Widely-Known Religions | Religion > Widely-Known Religions | Sites that provide information about or promote more widely known religions and religious beliefs including but not limited to Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mormonism Shinto and Sikhism as well as atheism. |
| Security | Security | Security | Parent category that contains categories considered to present security risks. |
| Security | Advanced Malware Command and Control | Security > Advanced Malware Command and Control | Protects against outbound transmissions from a compromised machine to an advanced malware command-and-control center. |
| Security | Advanced Malware Payloads | Security > Advanced Malware Payloads | Inbound network transmissions of payloads intended to exploit a machine. |
| Security | Bot Networks | Security > Bot Networks | Protects against outbound transmissions from a compromised machine to a malware command-and-control center. |
| Security | Compromised Websites | Security > Compromised Websites | Sites that are vulnerable and known to host an injected malicious code or unwanted content |
| Security | Custom-Encrypted Uploads | Security > Custom-Encrypted Uploads | Outbound network transmissions of documents payloads and data that have been encrypted using custom encryption methods. |
| Security | Files Containing Passwords | Security > Files Containing Passwords | Documents and data that include lists of network passwords such as Unix and Windows user passwords |
| Security | Keyloggers | Security > Keyloggers | Sites that offer the download of keylogger software or that transparently install keylogger software without the user's knowledge. |
| Security | Malicious Embedded iFrame | Security > Malicious Embedded iFrame | Sites that are infected with a malicious iframe. |
| Security | Malicious Embedded Link | Security > Malicious Embedded Link | Sites that are infected with a malicious link. |
| Security | Malicious Web Sites | Security > Malicious Web Sites | Sites that contain code that may intentionally modify end-user systems without their consent and cause harm. |
| Security | Mobile Malware | Security > Mobile Malware | Malicious websites and applications that are designed for mobile devices. |
| Security | Phishing and Other Frauds | Security > Phishing and Other Frauds | Sites that counterfeit legitimate sites for the purpose of eliciting financial or other private information from users. |
| Security | Potentially Exploited Documents | Security > Potentially Exploited Documents | Documents containing content with suspicious characteristics that could lead to the exploitation of a machine. |
| Security | Potentially Unwanted Software | Security > Potentially Unwanted Software | Sites that use technologies that alter the operation of the users hardware software or network in ways that diminish his control over the user experience privacy or the collection and distribution of personal information. |
| Security | Spyware | Security > Spyware | Sites or pages that download software that without the user's knowledge generates http traffic (other than simple user identification and validation). |
| Security | Suspicious Embedded Link | Security > Suspicious Embedded Link | Sites suspected of being infected with a malicious link. |
| Shopping | Shopping | Shopping | Sites that support the online purchase of consumer goods and services except: sexual materials lingerie swimwear investments medications educational materials computer software or hardware alcohol tobacco travel vehicles and parts weapons. |
| Shopping | Internet Auctions | Shopping > Internet Auctions | Sites that support the offering and purchasing of goods between individuals. |
| Shopping | Real Estate | Shopping > Real Estate | Sites that provide information about renting buying selling or financing residential real estate. |
| Social Organizations | Social Organizations | Social Organizations | Parent category that contains categories of chartered groups or clubs or similar social organizations. |
| Social Organizations | Professional and Worker Organizations | Social Organizations > Professional and Worker Organizations | Sites sponsored by or that support or offer information about organizations devoted to professional advancement or workers interests. |
| Social Organizations | Service and Philanthropic Organizations | Social Organizations > Service and Philanthropic Organizations | Sites sponsored by or that support or offer information about organizations devoted to doing good as their primary activity. |
| Social Organizations | Social and Affiliation Organizations | Social Organizations > Social and Affiliation Organizations | Sites sponsored by or that support or offer information about organizations devoted chiefly to socializing or common interests other than philanthropy or professional advancement. |
| Social Web - Facebook | Social Web - Facebook | Social Web - Facebook | Category used to manage the Facebook domain |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Apps | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Apps | Facebook function that enables a user to access or utilize an app |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Chat | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Chat | Facebook function that enables a user to chat within the Facebook community |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Commenting | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Commenting | Facebook function that enables a user to comment or like |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Events | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Events | Facebook function that enables a user to create modify or respond to an event within the Facebook community |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Friends | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Friends | Facebook function that enables a user to add a connection |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Games | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Games | Facebook function that enables a user to access or play a game |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Groups | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Groups | Facebook function that enables a user to create modify or join a group within the Facebook community |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Mail | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Mail | Facebook function that enables a user to send an email within the Facebook community |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Photo Upload | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Photo Upload | Facebook function that enables a user to upload a photo |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Posting | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Posting | Facebook function that enables a user to share a post status or link |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Questions | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Questions | Facebook function that enables a user to ask a question within the Facebook community |
| Social Web - Facebook | Facebook Video Upload | Social Web - Facebook > Facebook Video Upload | Facebook function that enables a user to upload a video |
| Social Web - LinkedIn | Social Web - LinkedIn | Social Web - LinkedIn | Category used to manage the LinkedIn domain |
| Social Web - LinkedIn | LinkedIn Connections | Social Web - LinkedIn > LinkedIn Connections | LinkedIn function that enables a user to add a connection |
| Social Web - LinkedIn | LinkedIn Jobs | Social Web - LinkedIn > LinkedIn Jobs | LinkedIn function that enables a user to perform activities related to job search |
| Social Web - LinkedIn | LinkedIn Mail | Social Web - LinkedIn > LinkedIn Mail | LinkedIn function that enables a user to send an email within the LinkedIn community |
| Social Web - LinkedIn | LinkedIn Updates | Social Web - LinkedIn > LinkedIn Updates | LinkedIn function that enables a user to edit a profile or post an update |
| Social Web - Twitter | Social Web - Twitter | Social Web - Twitter | Category used to manage the Twitter domain |
| Social Web - Twitter | Twitter Follow | Social Web - Twitter > Twitter Follow | Twitter function that enables a user to add a connection |
| Social Web - Twitter | Twitter Mail | Social Web - Twitter > Twitter Mail | Twitter function that enables a user to send an email within the Twitter community |
| Social Web - Twitter | Twitter Posting | Social Web - Twitter > Twitter Posting | Twitter function that enables a user to post an update |
| Social Web - Various | Social Web - Various | Social Web - Various | Parent category that contains various Domain Controls |
| Social Web - Various | Blog Commenting | Social Web - Various > Blog Commenting | General function that enables a user to post a comment |
| Social Web - Various | Blog Posting | Social Web - Various > Blog Posting | General function that enables a user to post a blog entry |
| Social Web - Various | Classifieds Posting | Social Web - Various > Classifieds Posting | General function that enables a user to post a classified ad |
| Social Web - YouTube | Social Web - YouTube | Social Web - YouTube | Category used to manage the YouTube domain |
| Social Web - YouTube | YouTube Commenting | Social Web - YouTube > YouTube Commenting | YouTube function that enables a user to comment like or dislike |
| Social Web - YouTube | YouTube Sharing | Social Web - YouTube > YouTube Sharing | YouTube function that enables a user to share a video within and outside of the YouTube community |
| Social Web - YouTube | YouTube Video Upload | Social Web - YouTube > YouTube Video Upload | YouTube function that enables a user to upload a video |
| Special Events | Special Events | Special Events | Sites devoted to a current event that requires separate categorization. |
| Sports | Sports | Sports | Sites that provide information about or promote sports active games and recreation. |
| Sports | Sport Hunting and Gun Clubs | Sports > Sport Hunting and Gun Clubs | Sites that provide information about or directories of gun clubs and similar groups including war-game and paintball facilities. |
| Tasteless | Tasteless | Tasteless | Sites with content that is improper or unsuitable but not violent. |
| Travel | Travel | Travel | Sites that provide information about or promote travel-related services and destinations. |
| Vehicles | Vehicles | Vehicles | Sites that provide information about or promote vehicles including those that support online purchase of vehicles or parts. |
| Violence | Violence | Violence | Sites that feature or promote violence or bodily harm including self-inflicted harm |
| Weapons | Weapons | Weapons | Sites that provide information about promote or support the sale of weapons and related items. |