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Internet Threat Database Categories
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PRODUCTIVITY CATEGORIES
Table 3 describes the Productivity Categories. These are the categories that are not dangerous to
company confidentiality or legality, but could result in loss of band-width and productivity should users be
accessing them too often.
Table 3 Productivity Categories
Category Media Type Description
Chain Letters
• Executables
•Text
• Mass e-mailed chain letters
Computing/
Internet
• Executables
• Graphics
•Movies
• Sound
•Text
•Spy Software
• Hardware and Software advertisements
• Web Hosting and Web Design services
• Questionnaires
Entertainment
•Graphic
•Text·
• Entertainment and celebrity news
• Promotions
• Horoscopes, Psychic readings and Chinese Astrology
• Hobbies and recreation
Finance /Home
Business
• Executables
•Graphics
•Movies
•Text
• Get Rich Quick schemes and Multi-Level Marketing
• Debt consolidations and refinance schemes
• Mortgage and Loans promotional services
• Stock quotes, stock tickers, and fund rates
• Term Life Insurance
• Work-at-Home Business reports & promotions
Games /
Interactive
•Graphics
•Text
• Online games and puzzles
• Interactive quizzes, movies and programs
Health /
Medicine
•Graphics
•Text
• Prescription medicines promotions (e.g. Viagra Ordering)
• Weight Loss, health supplements
• Medical product promotions
• Medical, dental and health Insurance
• Body modification and sexual enhancements
Phishing / fraud
•Graphics
•Movies
• Sound
•Text
• Virus hoaxes
• Phishing scams
• Deceptive or fraudulent information
• Urban legends (e.g. 419 scam and International Lottery scam)
Humor
• Executables
•Graphics
•Movies
• Jokes and pranks (non-sexually explicit)
• Humorous and satirical awards
• Cartoons and humorous pictures
Novelty
Software
• Text • Cursor-changing software
• Other software and gadgets intended for
entertainment value rather than system performance
Personal /Dating
• Text • Singles listings, matchmaking and dating
services
• Personal chat lines
Products /
Services
• Executables
•Graphics
•Movies
•Text
• General product & service sales and advertisements
• Promotions and commercials
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