List of SafeDNS Categories
| ID | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |