More SafeDNS Global Anycast Network SafeDNS Global Anycast Network consists of servers located throughout the world to ensure a fast and reliable DNS resolving from any point worldwide. List of SafeDNS Categories ID Category Description 1 NRD Newly registered domains 2 Unknown Sites All uncategorized websites. Most of them are technical domains that are parts of many websites. They are not categorized intentionally in some cases.We generally recommend blocking Unknown websites only when you need access to certain websites. 3 Malware Sites spreading malware 4 Phishing & Typosquatting Sites deceiving internet users (e.g. fake pages, scams, fraud) 5 Online Ads Advertising systems and banner networks 6 Drugs Sites advertising or selling drugs 7 Tasteless Sites containing excessive amounts of tasteless language or unmoderated forums 8 Academic Fraud Sites with plagiarism, academic fraud, etc. 9 Parked Domains Sites without any content that are temporarily placed at the domain registrar; are often used for virus propagation 10 Hate & Discrimination Sites spreading the propaganda of aggression, racism, terrorism 11 VPN, Proxies & Anonymizers Sites containing ways to bypass content filters 12 Botnets & C2C Infected devices, networks and malicious websites 13 Adult Sites Adult content, mostly about sex but without pornography 14 Alcohol & Tobacco Sites selling or containing information about alcohol and tobacco 15 Dating Dating websites 16 Pornography & Sexuality Sites containing pornography in any form 17 Astrology Occult and astrology sites 18 Gambling Casinos, lotteries, and other gambling systems 19 Child Sexual Abuse (IWF) Sites containing child sexual abuse images, criminally obscene adult and child sexual abuse content from a list compiled by Internet Watch Foundation/IWF (UK) 20 Torrents & P2P Torrent trackers and peer-to-peer networks 21 File Storage File-sharing sites, file archives 22 Movies & Video Online movies and videos 23 Music & Radio Internet radio and music archives 24 Photo Sharing Archives of photos, photo galleries 25 Content Delivery Networks CDNs are used for delivering images, audio, video, static content, software packages, and updates, as well as related CDN and proxy resources for API access, caching, routing, protected resources, service integrations, and hosting of media or web assets. Warning: blocking this category can break a very large portion of web services and may effectively block up to 80% of the Internet. Only do this if you fully understand the impact. 26 Chats & Messengers Online chats and instant messengers, messaging systems servers 27 Forums Web forums 28 Games Computer and videogames websites 29 Social Networks Social networking services (e.g. Facebook) 30 Entertainment Entertainment portals; cafes and restaurants; sites with information about leisure 31 German Youth Protection Sites considered unsafe by the Federal Department for media harmful to young persons (BPjM, Germany) 32 Automotive Sites about cars and other types of transport 33 Blogs Systems of mass hosting, personal websites, blogs 34 Corporate Sites Sites of commercial organizations 35 E-commerce Online shops 36 Education Websites of educational institutions, educational portals 37 Finances Sites of banks and other financial institutions 38 Government Official government sites 39 Health & Fitness Sites of hospitals, medical centers, and health care organizations; health portals 40 Humor Humorous and entertaining sites, often tasteless 41 Jobs & Career Job portals 42 Weapons Websites about weapons and army 43 Politics, Society, and Law Political news; political parties and organizations; legal organizations; laws 44 News & Media News agencies, media sites 45 Non-profit Sites of non-profit organizations 46 Portals Common portals 47 Religious Sites of religious and anti-religious organizations 48 Search Engines Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc. 49 Computers & Internet Sites about IT, software, internet, and computers 50 Sports Sites about sports or sports organizations 51 Science & Technology Scientific organizations sites; science news 52 Travel Sites about tourism and travel 53 Home & Family Sites about home, family, and hobbies 54 Shopping Sites with shopping unrelated to online stores 55 Arts Museums, art portals, and galleries 56 Webmail Webmail systems 57 Real Estate Sites with information about sales and purchases of the real estate 58 Classifieds Classifieds 59 Business Sites about businesses and economics 60 Kids Sites for children 63 Trackers & Analytics Web analytics systems, including user tracking 65 Child Sexual Abuse (Arachnid) Sites containing child sexual abuse material from a list compiled by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CAN) as part of its Project Arachnid 66 Cryptojacking Sites illegally mining cryptocurrencies 67 Online Libraries Sites of online libraries 70 DGA DGAs are algorithms detected in various malware families, which are used to periodically generate a large number of domain names that can be used as a default with their management and control servers. 71 Ransomware Sites spreading ransomware 72 Generative AI Sites of well-known AI services, chatbots, and text/picture generators 100 Contentless Domains These sites may lack any meaningful or legitimate content, making their purpose unclear or unreliable, and due to their dubious nature, they pose potential risks to users List of AppBlocker apps Category Description CyberSecurity Shodan Search engine that lets users search for various types of servers connected to the internet using a variety of filters. Zscaler Standalone cloud proxy, that monitors your organization's traffic enabling you to set policies for blocking transactions. Tor Software for enabling anonymous communication. Dr.Web Antivirus software. AVG Antivirus software. Kaspersky Antivirus software. Norton Antivirus software. Bitdefender Antivirus software. ESET Antivirus software. Avira Antivirus software. Malwarebytes Antivirus software. McAfee Antivirus software. 1Password Password manager. Ecosystem Applications WeChat Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. Apple Apple Inc. online services. Cisco Cisco Systems Inc. online services. Google Google online services. Microsoft Microsoft Corporation online services. Samsung Samsung Ads, Samsung Apps, Samsung Mobile, Samsung Push, Samsung SDS,Samsung TV. Entertainment YouTube Online video sharing and social media platform. Amazon Prime Video Video on-demand, streaming and rental service of Amazon. Disney+ Video on-demand, streaming service of The Walt Disney Company. Netflix Streaming service and production company. Sony TV Sony's streaming platform. HBO Streaming platform. Paramount + Streaming service. Hulu Streaming service. Vimeo Video-sharing platform. Dailymotion Video-sharing platform. File Sharing 4shared File-sharing website. BitTorrent Client BitTorrent client used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. Box Cloud based file hosting and collaboration tool. Dropbox Cloud based file hosting service. FASTdrive UK-based cloud storage. FileFactory Online file storage service. Leechers Paradise Service that provides downloads from various file hostings. NZB.su Usenet file downloader. MediaFire Online file hosting and cloud storage. OpenTrackr BitTorrent peer tracker software. qBittorrent Client Cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client. ShareFile Content collaboration, file sharing and sync software. Syncthing Peer-to-peer file synchronization application. Syncplicity File share and synchronization service. The Pirate Bay Online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. torrent.eu.org BitTorrent tracker. Xender File transfer application. uTorrent Client BitTorrent client used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. Zer0day Tracker BitTorrent tracker. Financial Ethermine Cryptocurrency mining pool. Flypool BEAM Cryptocurrency mining pool. Flypool Ravencoin Cryptocurrency mining pool. Flypool Ycash Cryptocurrency mining pool. Flypool Zcash Cryptocurrency mining pool. Binance Cryptocurrency exchange platform. Coinbase Cryptocurrency exchange platform. PayPal Online payment platform. Stripe Online payment processing service. Alipay Chinese digital payment platform. TransUnion A major credit agency providing reports, risk management, and credit services to businesses and individuals. Venmo Mobile app that lets users send and receive money instantly with friends and businesses. Yodlee financial data aggregation platform that provides tools for accessing and analyzing account information across various financial institutions. Games Xbox network Online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft. Sony PlayStation Network Digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Nintendo network Nintendo's online services. GOG Digital distribution platform for video games and films. Steam Video game digital distribution service and storefront. Fortnite Online video game. Epic Games Store Digital video game storefront. PUBG-mobile Mobile video game. 1xBet Online betting platform. Roblox Online platform that allows users to create, share, and play games created by other users in a virtual environment. Call Of Duty Video game. Electronic Arts Video game company. Rockstar Video game developer. Riot Video game developer. Big Fish Video game developer. Wargaming Video game developer. Microsoft Games Video game developer. Blizzard Video game developer. Clash of Clans Mobile strategy game. 2K Gaming Video game publisher. Gameloft Video game developer. Minecraft Video game. Ubisoft Video game developer. Mail GMX Email service provided by Global Mail eXchange. ProtonMail End-to-end encrypted email service. Hushmail Encrypted web-based email service. SendGrid Customer communication platform for transactional and marketing email. Thunderbird Email client by the Mozilla Foundation. Yahoo Mail Email service by Yahoo, Inc. Messaging Slack Messaging program for the office and personal use. Skype Telecommunications application. Discord VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform. Disqus Blog comment hosting service. ICQ Cross-platform instant messaging and VoIP client. Kakao Talk Mobile messaging app for smartphones by Kakao Corporation. KIK Instant messaging mobile app. Pushover Push notification service on smartphones and computers. Rocket.Chat Enterprise communication and collaboration platform. Signal Encrypted instant messaging service. Tencent QQ Chinese instant messaging service and web portal. Zalo Vietnamese messaging service. Viber Japanese VoIP and instant messaging service. Facebook messenger Instant messaging app and platform by Meta. Telegram Cloud-based instant messaging service. WhatsApp Instant messaging and VoIP service by Meta. Portal Baidu Chinese search engine and online services. Daum South Korean web portal. Hao123 Chinese online listings portal. Mail.Ru Russian web portal. So 360 Chinese search engine. Sogou Chinese search engine. Sohu Chinese web portal. TouTiao Chinese news and information content platform. Yahoo Web services provider. eBay Online marketplace. Remote Desktop RemotePC Remote access and remote control software application. AnyDesk Remote desktop application. TeamViewer Remote access and remote control computer software. BeyondTrust Identity management / access management, and remote access software. VNC Remote access software. Zoho Assist Indian web-based business tools. Chrome Remote Desktop Remote desktop software tool by Google. Splashtop Remote desktop software and remote support software. Webex Web conferencing, videoconferencing, and unified communications service. GoTo (Logmein) Cloud-based remote work tools. ISL light Remote support software. Glance Lock screen content service. Social networks Snapchat Instant messaging app and multimedia services. Instagram Photo and video sharing social networking service by Meta. Facebook Online social media and social networking service by Meta. X X is the new name of the social media company and platform formerly known as Twitter. TikTok Chinese video hosting service. Pinterest Image sharing and social media service. LinkedIn Business and employment-oriented online service. Reddit Social news aggregation and discussion website. Nextdoor Social networking service that connects neighbors and local communities. Weibo Chinese social media platform. Technology GitLab DevOps software package service. GitHub Software development and version control service. Sourceforge Software control and management service. ChatGPT AI language model. Atlassian Confluence, Trello, Bitbucket, Opsgenie, Crowd, Guard, Compass, Loom. Jetbrains Jetbrains IDEs, Qodana, Datalore, YouTrack, Academy. VoIP/Conferencing 3CX VoIP software. Houseparty Group video chatting app. LINE Instant communications application. Blue Jeans Network Cloud-based video conferencing service. Jive Communications Online conferencing service. RingCentral Cloud-based communication and collaboration services. Telehop Voice services, and VoIP. Twilio Communication tools for making and receiving phone calls, sending and receiving text messages. VoIP.ms Communication services. Voyant Cloud-based telecommunication services. Zoom Video Videotelephony software. Google Voice Telephone service by Google. Microsoft Teams Business communication platform by Microsoft. FreeConferenceCall Online conference call services. Ooma Phone service provider for business and home. VPN And Proxy CyberGhost VPN Online traffic encryption service. Hide.me VPN VPN service. Hola VPN Peer-to-peer VPN service. NordVPN VPN service. Surfshark VPN service. Avast SecureLine VPN VPN service. X-VPN VPN service. Hotspot Shield VPN service. Opera VPN VPN service. Apple Private Relay Privacy feature that masks users' IP addresses and encrypts their internet traffic. Chrome/Firefox Secure DNS Feature that encrypts DNS queries between your browser and DNS servers. Private Internet Access VPN service. Express VPN VPN service. ProtonVPN VPN service. TunnekBear VPN service. Turbo VPN VPN service. StrongVPN VPN service. Speedify VPN service. PureVPN VPN service. IvacyVPN VPN service. FrootVPN VPN service. IPVanish VPN service. Windscribe VPN service. Mullvad VPN service. Wireshark Guide This guide shows how to troubleshoot the issues when an application or a domain, and Stats are not working properly. Installation Please download and install Wireshark. Choose x32 version, if you don't know the architecture of your operating system:https://www.wireshark.org/download.html According to Wireshark requirements, you will need to install either WinPcap or Npcap capture driver. Please select the option most suitable for you. How to use the app Once Wireshark is installed, the system should be restarted. Please run the Wireshark application with the administrator rights. During the first run you will be prompted to select the source interface. Please select one of the network adapters:Adapter for loopback traffic capture – if you are using SafeDNS Agent.Wi-Fi or Local Area Connection – if the settings are configured on the network level. Configure the capture protocol by typing the dns in the Display Filter field and press the Enter button. This step will filter all network requests to show DNS requests only. Start the application that requires troubleshooting. The screen of Wireshark shows the list of the hostname addresses, their corresponding IP addresses, and additional service information. In the example above, the domain csi.gstatic.com was resolved to the IP address 195.46.39.13 - SafeDNS BlockPage address.This means that the domain csi.gstatic.com is currently blocked either because its category is blocked or because it is on the Denylist. Please note, that SafeDNS BlockPages can use the following addresses:195.46.39.1, 195.46.39.2, 195.46.39.3, 195.46.39.11, 195.46.39.12, and 195.46.39.13. How to solve the issue? Please look up for the category of the domain with the SafeDNS online tool: https://www.safedns.com/check-website After that, check if this category is not blocked in your SafeDNS Dashboard or is not on the Denylist. Using Wireshark to capture DNS requests is usually enough to solve any issues related to DNS web filtering. However, you can also try advanced Wireshark features - network packet capture, packet analyzer, and USB traffic capture. DNSQuerySniffer Guide This guide shows how to troubleshoot the issues when an application or a domain, and Stats are not working properly. Installation Please download and install DNSQuerySniffer. Choose x32 version, if you don't know the architecture of your operating system:https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html According to the DNSQuerySniffer requirements, you will need to install either WinPcap capture driver or Microsoft network Monitor Driver. Please find below links to these drivers:http://www.winpcap.org/install/default.htmhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=983b941d-06cb-4658-b7f6-3088333d062f&displaylang=en How to use the app Once installed, please run the DNSQuerySniffer with the administrator rights. During the first run, you will be prompted to select the driver for the capture method and the source interface. Please select Raw Sockets method and choose one of the following network adapters:127.0.0.0 – if you are using SafeDNS Agent.192.168.X.X or 10.X.X.X – if the settings are configured on the network level. Start the application that requires troubleshooting. The screen of the DNSQuerySniffer shows the list of the hostname addresses, their corresponding IP addresses, and additional service information. In the example below, the domain csi.gstatic.com was resolved to the IP address 195.46.39.13 - SafeDNS BlockPage address.This means that the domain csi.gstatic.com is currently blocked either because its category is blocked or because it is on the Denylist. Please note, that SafeDNS BlockPages can the following addresses:195.46.39.1, 195.46.39.2, 195.46.39.3, 195.46.39.11, 195.46.39.12, and 195.46.39.13. How to solve the issue? Please look up for the category of the domain with the SafeDNS online tool: https://www.safedns.com/check-website After that, check if this category is not blocked in your SafeDNS Dashboard or is not on the Denylist.