# List of SafeDNS Categories
ID | Category | Description |
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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 |
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 |