Summary
The following contains a description of all available categories in the Smoothwall web filter.
Note: Those rows in a lighter blue shade are category groups.
Solution
| ID | Category | Example | Description |
| 436 | Legal & Liability Issues | ||
| 171 | Child Abuse | Sites containing description, images or video of child abuse, as described by either US or UK law. This is in addition to lists supplied by the Internet Watch Foundation. | |
| 9 | Drugs | www.weedguru.com | Illegal or recreational drugs and substance abuse. Excludes Alcohol and Tobacco |
| 35 | Intolerance | resist.com | Racial hatred, homophobia and persecution of minorities |
| 24 | Piracy and Copyright Infringement | www.freeserials.com | Sites which illegally provide copyrighted material (especially software), or provide peer-to-peer software. |
| 39 | Pornography | www.playboy.com | Sites containing pornographic images, text or video. Excludes sites containing mild nudity for purpose other than entertainment, medical sites showing nudity for example |
| 214 | Self Harm | proanaskinnyblog.blogspot.com | Sites relating to self-harm, suicide and eating disorders. Excludes medical or charitable assistance. |
| 207 | Terrorism | Sites containing pro-terrorism material including training, rhetoric or support. The list incorporates the police assessed list of unlawful terrorist content, produced on behalf of the Home Office. | |
| 6 | Violence | www.bumfights.com | Sites advocating violence against other people or animals, or promoting aggressive behaviour, for example ""Happy Slapping"". Excludes sites providing news or discouragement on violence, or sites describing violence in a historical perspective (e.g War) |
| 158 | Adult Themes | ||
| 223 | Abortion | www.mariestopes.org.uk | Sites which refer to abortion, includes both ""pro-life"" and ""pro-choice"". |
| 11 | Adult Sites | www.njokes.com | Content which is primarily adult in nature, content such as bad language or adult jokes, but not pornography. |
| 260 | Adult entertainers | Contains a list of Adult Entertainers names. This category should be used in conjunction with search term filtering to prevent pornographic web searches. | |
| 114 | Alcohol and Tobacco | www.maltmadness.com | Advertising, promotion and discussion of alcohol and tobacco (including e-cigarettes). Excludes stop smoking and alcohol awareness sites |
| 218 | Body piercing and Tattoos | www.piercings.de | Sites which promote, sell, advertise or discuss any body modification such as piercing and tattoos. |
| 227 | Criminal Activity | www.bumpkeyvideo.com | Sites providing either instruction or tools facilitating illegal activity, such as lock picking, fake IDs and fraud. |
| 231 | Fireworks | www.fireworkfactory.com | Purchase and manufacture of fireworks & pyrotechnic devices. |
| 13 | Gambling | www.888.com | On-line gambling, gambling advice or promotion |
| 111 | Gore | www.nobombs.net/brucel/explosivegraphics.html | Sites describing or displaying gory content. |
| 26 | Naturism and Nudism | www.clothesfree.com | Sites containing images of naturists/nudists |
| 29 | Non-pornographic Nudity | www.artnet.com | Sites which contain images of the naked male or female form, either photographic or non-photographic which are not presented for the purpose of sexual arousal. |
| 132 | Restricted to Adults | www.rtalabel.org | Used for US CIPA compliance, sites may state that they are Adult using the ""RTA"" tagging system. |
| 41 | Sexuality Sites | sexuality.org | Issues of sexuality which may be unsuitable for a young audience |
| 182 | Weapons : Hunting and Sporting | www.thehuntinglife.com | Hunting and target shooting weapons |
| 180 | Weapons : Military | www.nps.gov/spar | Sites describing weapons of war, including those in a historical context. |
| 181 | Weapons : Personal Weapons | www.ukarms.com | Sites describing maintenance or manufacture of weapons, including (replica) firearms, blades, explosives and incendiaries. Glorification of weapons comes under ""Violence"" |
| 437 | Business and Corporate | ||
| 213 | Business and Corporate | www.aldi.de | Sites for businesses and commercial organisations, where the organisation provides paid for goods or services. |
| 438 | Charity and Non-profit | www.christianaid.org.uk | Charitable bodies and not for profit organisations |
| 12 | Government | www.homeoffice.gov.uk | Governmental sites, affiliated departments and bodies. |
| 242 | Travel and Transport Services | www.nationalrail.co.uk | Information or bookings related to transportation such as trains, taxis, or airlines. Includes hauliers. |
| 160 | Entertainment | ||
| 185 | Books | www.barnesandnoble.com | Sites selling, reviewing or discussing books or audiobooks in any format. |
| 192 | Celebrity | www.perezhilton.com | Sites relating to any celebrity media, fan sites or news. |
| 104 | Computer Games | www.ign.com | Discussion, reviews or sales of video games. Does not include web-based games playable online. |
| 136 | Desktop Customisation | vista-themes.net | Desktop themes, sounds and wallpapers, mouse pointers, screensavers |
| 474 | Graphic novels | Graphic novels, Manga and other illustrated works. | |
| 184 | Jokes and Humour | www.thejokester.net | Funnies"", including jokes, video, amusing images and satire |
| 186 | Magazines | www.ukflyfisher.co.uk | Sites selling, reviewing or discussing magazine content |
| 183 | Movies and Film | www.imdb.com | Movie sites, reviews and discussion |
| 195 | Museums and Art galleries | www.vam.ac.uk | Sites that promote, exhibit, and/or display works of art or objects of historical and cultural significance. |
| 191 | Music | www.last.fm | Sites that discuss, promote/market and distribute music. Including fan sites, lyrics sites, playlist sites, artist and musical subjects sites. |
| 19 | Online Games | www.miniclip.com | Games playable in a browser, such as flash or JavaScript games. |
| 48 | Radio and TV | www.sirius.com | Any sites which are related to television or radio channels |
| 53 | Sport | news.bbc.co.uk/sport | Sites giving sports news and results, sports discussion and team homepages. |
| 196 | File and Image Hosting | ||
| 193 | File Hosting | www.rapidshare.com | Sites that offer online file storage services on remote servers for backup or exchange purposes. Including sites which offer document backup services, such as Yahoo briefcase. |
| 197 | Image Hosting: Moderated | www.photobucket.com | Sites that provide image hosting services with search capabilities of images that are vetted or controlled with a conditions of use policy, with a safe search filter available. |
| 198 | Image Hosting: Unmoderated | www.imagebam.com | Sites that provide image hosting services and provide search capabilities of images that may include potentially pornographic or otherwise offensive content. |
| 258 | Finance | ||
| 512 | Cryptocurrency [NEW] | www.bitfinex.com | Any website relating to Cryptocurrency or blockchain technology. This includes discussion forums, online cryptocurrency exchanges, and online wallets. |
| 21 | Financial Services | www.hsbc.com | Sites offering financial services such as mortgages, loans or pensions. Financial discussion forums, investment banks and insurance companies. |
| 236 | Online Banking | online.lloydstsb.co.uk | Sites providing online banking access, or online credit card management. |
| 419 | Payday Loans | www.wonga.com | Online providers of "Payday Loans"; short term cash loans typically with high rates of interest. |
| 434 | IT & Technical | ||
| 479 | Collaboration Software [NEW] | www.lucidchart.com | Corporate and personal collaboration software, including realtime document sharing and organisation. |
| 435 | Computing | www.slashdot.org | Sites related to computing but not games. e.g programming languages, technology companies and computer industry news and blogs. |
| 498 | Games Consoles [NEW] | Playstation.net | Sites that provide authentication for, and content used in, games consoles |
| 444 | Microsoft Office 365 [NEW] | Domains required for Microsoft Office 365 to function. This category includes domains such as live.com and msn.com. | |
| 51 | Mobile/Cell Phones | www.o2.co.uk | Mobile phone discussion, advertising, unlocking, ringtones, themes and add-ons. Includes mobile telephony providers and retailers. |
| 52 | Peer-to-peer Networking | www.limewire.com | Sites offering peer-to-peer file exchange software, information and links, including torrent links. This includes both legal and illegal downloads |
| 415 | Remote Desktop [NEW] | www.teamviewer.com | Sites offering Remote Desktop and Remote Administration software tools. |
| 490 | Software : AEM Web Portal [NEW] | store.centrastage.net | IP and URLs that are used by AEM (Autotask Endpoint Management) |
| 501 | Software : Skype [NEW] | skype.com | Domains and IPs that are used by Skype. |
| 211 | Web hosting | www.moonfruit.com | Sites which offer domain names and web hosting services. |
| 44 | Webmail | www.hotmail.com | Sites offering free or commercial web based email services |
| 396 | Information and Reference | ||
| 397 | Academic institutions | www.leeds.ac.uk | Sites of schools, universities, and other learning institutions. |
| 200 | Education and Reference | www.sparknotes.com | Materials and information that aid in learning. |
| 189 | Mapping [NEW] | maps.google.com | Sites which provide geographical mapping services including those that promote or provide opportunity for travel planning. |
| 55 | News | news.bbc.co.uk | News and current affairs sites |
| 23 | Plagiarism | www.ukessays.com | Sites assisting students in plagiarism. e.g. pre-written work, essay exchange etc. |
| 224 | Sex Education | www.postive.org | Educational sites relating to human sexual activity including reproduction, contraception and safe sex. |
| 215 | Translation | babelfish.yahoo.com | Sites which provide translation services, such as blocks of text or providing entire site translation. |
| 38 | Weather | www.weather.org | Sites offering weather forecasting |
| 403 | Wikipedia: Editing | Block this category to deny Wikipedia changes and Wikipedia logins. | |
| 153 | Lifestyle | ||
| 2 | Clothing & Accessories | www.debenhams.com | Sites selling, promoting and discussing clothing, shoes, jewelry and fashion. |
| 235 | Food and Dining | www.snackworks.com | Sites relating to food Reviews, Recipes, Restaurants and Catering. |
| 27 | Gardening | www.crocus.co.uk | Sites discussing gardening or selling gardening tools, plants or garden decor. |
| 8 | Online Auctions | www.ebay.co.uk | Online Auction sites such as eBay and classified ads like Craigslist |
| 34 | Online Shopping | www.sainsburys.co.uk | Online shopping sites of any kind. |
| 233 | Parenting and Baby | www.mamasandpapas.com | Sites providing information and products for parenting, pregnancy, babies and infants. |
| 3 | Pets | www.siberiancat.net | Sites discussing care/breeding of domestic animals or selling pet supplies |
| 199 | Real estate and Property | www.realtor.com/ | Sites that discuss, promote/market and provide information on renting, buying, or selling real estate or properties. |
| 43 | Religion | www.newchristian.com | Sites related to or discussing religion. |
| 15 | Time-wasting | www.lego.com | Timewasting sites popular with children. Excludes computer/web-based games. |
| 201 | Toys and Games | www.toysrus.com | Sites discussing/selling childrens toys or board games. |
| 49 | Vacations | www.thomascook.co.uk | Discussion and sales of vacations/holidays |
| 202 | Vehicles and Motoring | www.harley-davidson.com | Sites which advertise, promote, discuss and offer information on vehicles and automobiles. |
| 212 | Wedding | www.weddingplanner.co.uk | Sites relating to weddings including planning, venues, paraphernalia. |
| 155 | Malware and Hacking | ||
| 30 | Hacking | www.kitploit.com | Tools or information pertaining to gaining unauthorised access to computer systems. Excludes web proxies. |
| 517 | Internationalised Domain Names [NEW] | xn--10-yg4a1a3kyh.jp | Domains that include non-ASCII characters which are translated to punycode. |
| 16 | Malware and Phishing | Phrases relating to common malware (e.g. trojans or spyware), along with malware distribution sites, incorporating sites that aim to steal personal details by impersonating other, trusted sites. | |
| 120 | Web Proxies | Web proxy sites and filter bypass tools | |
| 154 | Medical | ||
| 7 | Medical Information | www.nhs.uk | Sites which contain information about health and medical matters, including hospitals and doctors surgeries. |
| 152 | Multimedia | ||
| 488 | Amazon Prime [NEW] | prime.amazon.eu | Domains and support domains for the Amazon Prime instant video and Amazon Prime music services. |
| 56 | Audio and Video | www.vimeo.com | Sites providing audio or video downloads or streaming. |
| 263 | BBC iPlayer | www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer | Domains and support domains for the BBC iPlayer service. |
| 411 | Netflix | www.netflix.com | Domains and support domains for Netflix service. |
| 262 | YouTube | www.youtube.com | Domains and support domains for the YouTube service. |
| 409 | YouTube HD streaming [NEW] | High Definition streams from Youtube. | |
| 394 | iTunes | itunes.apple.com | Domains and support domains for Apple's iTunes service. |
| 157 | Search Engines | ||
| 251 | Google Instant Previews | Thumbnail previews of Google web search results. | |
| 407 | Google link redirector | ||
| 54 | Image Search | images.google.co.uk | Search engines returning image results, such as Google Images |
| 37 | Job Search | www.monster.co.uk | Sites providing job search or listings. Excludes sites providing employment advice |
| 230 | Question & Answer | www.wikihow.com | Sites facilitating user generated how-to’s, instructions and Q&A on general topics. |
| 393 | Reverse Image Search | www.tineye.com | Reverse image search engines which offer query-by-image and image similarity functions. |
| 228 | Search Suggestions | Disables automatic search suggestions on Google, Bing, Ask and YouTube search engines. | |
| 245 | Secure Search | encrypted.google.com | Search engines utilising encrypted SSL connections. |
| 50 | Web Search | www.google.com | Web search engines. Used if you wish to restrict your users to one search tool |
| 159 | Social Media | ||
| 187 | Blogs | www.blogspot.com | Blogs and blog hosting sites |
| 20 | Dating and Companionship Sites | www.match.com | Online Dating sites, Personal ads, and sites which allow members to meet for sexual or romantic encounters. |
| 124 | Discussion Forums | forums.microsoft.com | Any sites offering discussion forums, regardless of topic. Excludes instant messaging |
| 238 | Domains and support domains for the Facebook network. | ||
| 398 | Facebook: Posts & Updates | Block this category to deny Facebook changes such as posts, comments, likes, uploading of photos, videos or notes. | |
| 18 | Instant Messaging, VoIP and Web Conferencing | www.ebuddy.com | Sites which offer web-based chat, phone, video conferencing or downloadable instant messaging clients and tools. |
| 28 | Social Networking Sites | www.facebook.com | Sites allowing users to create profiles, add friends and create groups, eg FaceBook, MySpace |
| 418 | Twitter: Updates [NEW] | Deny Twitter changes such as tweets, retweets, follows, posting of photos, videos or account changes. Requires HTTPS interception. | |
| 241 | Web Infrastructure | ||
| 480 | APIs & Web Libraries | api.twitter.com | APIs & Web Libraries |
| 1 | Adverts | Advert servers and advert URLs | |
| 471 | Connect for Chromebooks | Domains and IPs used by Chromebooks. | |
| 205 | Content Delivery | www.akamai.net | Content delivery infrastructure external to the main site. |
| 433 | Internet Speed Tests [NEW] | www.speedtest.net | Sites providing internet speed tests. |
| 237 | Parked Domains | sedoparking.com | Parked domains. |
| 244 | SSL / CRL | crl.verisign.com | Support domains for SSL services including Certificate Authorities, Certificate Revocation Lists, OCSP and Extended Validation servers. |
| 147 | Software Updates | windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Domains used to download software updates, e.g. antivirus or Windows / Linux OS updates. |
| 420 | Transparent HTTPS incompatible sites | Sites used by clients which do not support HTTPS server name indication (SNI) | |
| 514 | Trusted Ranged Get Services [NEW] | Trusted services which make ranged get requests | |
| 188 | URL Shortening | bit.ly | Sites which provide a URL shortening and forwarding / link service. |
| 206 | User tracking and Site stats | Sites that track visitor statistics and provide online analytics and/or website traffic for reporting purposes. | |
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