OpenDNS Enterprise

Academic Fraud Sites that promote educational fraud, including but not limited to plagiarism and cheating. Adult Themes Sites that are adult in nature and are not defined in other rating categories. Note: This category should only be turned on if you want to be very restrictive on your network. Advertising Sites that serve advertising. This category is specifically aimed at identifying ad servers. Note: not available as a filter at this time. Adware Sites that distribute applications which display advertisements without user's knowledge or choice. Does NOT include sites which serve advertising. Alcohol Sites about alcohol use, commercial and otherwise. Auctions Sites for buying and selling via auction. Automotive Sites about automobiles, including manufacturers, news, reviews and hobbyist information. Blogs Sites that are personal or group journals, diaries or publications. Business Services Sites for corporations and businesses of all sizes, especially company websites. Chat Sites where you can chat in real-time with groups of people. Includes IRC. Classifieds Sites for buying and selling (or bartering) goods and services. Dating Sites for meeting other people. Drugs Sites about illegal or recreational drug use. Ecommerce/Shopping Sites that are online stores for products and services. Educational Institutions Sites for schools, covering all age levels and types. File storage Sites that offer space for hosting, sharing and backup of digital files. Financial institutions Sites for banks, brokerages, trusts and other financial organizations. Forums/Message boards Sites with discussions, including bulletin boards, message boards and forums. Gambling Sites that offer gambling or information about gambling. Games Sites that offer game play and information about games (news, tips, cheat codes). Government Sites operated by government agencies, including city, state, regional, county and federal levels. Hate/Discrimination Sites that promote intolerance based on gender, age, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or other group identities. Health Sites that offer information about health care and health services. Humor Sites that are intended to be funny or humorous. Instant messaging Sites that offer access or software to communicate in real-time with other individuals. Jobs/Employment Sites that offer job listings, resume services, interview coaching and similar employment-related services. Lingerie/Bikini Sites displaying or dedicated to lingerie/bikini that could be considered adult-only. Movies Sites that promote movies or offer movie watching online. Music Sites about music, including news, band and fan information. News/Media Sites that offer news and information, including newspapers, broadcasters and other publishers. Non-profits Sites for non-profit or charity organizations and services. Nudity Sites that provide images or representations of nudity. P2P/File sharing Sites that facilitate the sharing of digital files between individuals, especially via peer-to-peer software, including torrent sites. Parked Domains Sites that are placeholders "parked" for future use. Current uses may include single-page advertising sites. Photo sharing Sites for sharing photographs, as individual images, galleries and albums. Podcasts Sites that offer podcasts, digital media files distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. Both audio and video podcasts are included. Politics Sites about politics, politicians, political parties and organizations. Government sites are separate. Pornography Anything relating to pornography, including mild depiction, soft pornography or hard-core pornography. Portals Sites that offer gateways to the Internet as a whole, often including bundled services on their own site. Proxy/Anonymizer Sites providing proxy bypass information or services. Also, sites that allow the user to surf the net anonymously, including sites that allow the user to send anonymous emails. Radio Sites that offer online radio listening or promote radio stations. Religious Sites about religion, religious teachings and groups, and spirituality. Research/Reference Sites such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and other research-related resources. Search engines Sites that offer result listings based on keywords. Sexuality Sites that provide information, images or implications of bondage, sadism, masochism, fetish, beating, body piercing or self-mutilation. Social networking Sites that promote interaction and networking between people. Software/Technology Sites about computing, hardware and technology, including news, information, code and vendor information. Sports Sites about sports of all kinds, from professional to amateur, from news to league information and schedules. Tasteless Sites that contain information on such subjects as mutilation, torture, horror, or the grotesque. Television Sites that promote television shows or offer television watching online. Tobacco Sites about tobacco use and related products, commercial and otherwise. Travel Sites with travel information and services, including reservations for airlines, cars, hotels, vacations, and trips. Video sharing Sites for sharing video content. Visual search engines Sites for searching for images based on keywords. Weapons Sites about weapons, commercial and otherwise. Webmail Sites that offer the ability to send or receive email.