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.