Sites providing information about computers,
software, the Internet, and related business firms, including
those that support the sales of hardware, software, peripherals,
and services
Sites providing information for free downloadable
tools for computer security
Sites where personal files are stored on Internet
servers for backup or exchange purposes, including sites whose main
purpose is to provide freeware and software downloads
Sites that pay users to view Websites, advertisements,
or email
Sites that provide information about, or promote,
the use of prohibited drugs, or the abuse or unsanctioned use of
controlled or regulated drugs including the cultivation, preparation,
or use of marijuana. Also, parphernalia associated with such use or
abuse
Sites providing information about, or promoting, the
sale of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products or associated
paraphernalia
Sites sponsored by schools and other educational
facilities, by non-academic research institutions, or that relate
to educational events and activities
Sites providing information about or that sell or
provide curriculum materials or direct instruction; also, learned
journals and similar publications
Sites offereing news and quotations on stocks,
bonds, and other investment vehicles, investment advice, but
not online trading. Includes banks, credit unions, credit cards,
and insurance
Sites supporting active trading of securities
and management of investments
Sites providing information about, or promoting,
role-playing games, electronic games, video games, computer games,
or online games. Includes giveaways and sweepstakes
Sites displaying images of models in suggestive but
not lewd costume, with semi nudity. This includes calendar, and pinup
art, and photography and sites offereing lingerie or swimwear for sale
Sites providing information about, or that promote,
illegal or questionable access to or use of computer or communication
equipment, software, or databases
Sites that promote the identification of radical groups,
the denigration or subjection of groups, or the superiority of any
group. Including sites that advocate antigovernment beliefs or action
Sites where the content is gratuitously offensive
or shocking, but not violent or frightening. This includes sites devoted
in someway to scatology and similar topics or to improper language,
humor, or behavior
Sites providing information or advice on personal
health or medical services, procedures, or devices, and approved
drugs and their medical use. Includes self-help groups
Sites providing information about, or that promoting,
the sale or use of none regulated chemicals such as naturally occurring
compounds
Sites providing information about matters of daily
life, excluding entertainment, health, hobbies, jobs, sex, and sports
Sites providing information about, or that cater to, gay,
lesbian or bisexual lifestyles, including those that support online shopping,
but excluding those that are sexually or issue-oriented
Sites providing current news and opinion, including
those sponsored by newspapers, general-circulation magazines, or other
media including online equivalents of tabloids and other fringe publications
Sites assisting users in establishing interpersonal
relationships, but excluding those intended to arrange for sexual
encounters and also excluding those exclusively gay or lesbian or
bisexual interest
Social networking sites and sites chiefly devoted to personal expression by individuals (as in diaries or personal blogs) or small groups, often but not necessarily involving multiple links to similar sites.
Sites providing information about or promote Buddhism,
Bahai, Christianity, Christian Science, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism,
Shinto, and Sikhism, as well as atheism
Sites providing information about or promote religions not
specified in Traditional Religions or other unconventional, cultic, or folkloric
belief and practices
Sites providing information about how the bypass proxy server
features or to gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses the proxy server
or sites that offer online translation of URLs in a way that might bypass
certain proxy servers, potentially allowing unauthorized access
Sites providing client software to enable peer-to-peer
file sharing and transfer
Sites that support the online purchase of consumer
goods and services except: sexual materials, lingerie, swimwear, investments,
medications, educational materials, computer software or hardware, alcohol,
tobacco, travel, vehicles and parts, weapons
Sites that support that offering and purchasing
of goods between individuals
Sites providing information about or promoting active games
and recreation. This includes sites providing information about or
directories of gun clubs and similar groups, including war-game and paintball
facilities
Sites encourage or feature violence or bodily harm, including
self-inflicted harm or that gratuitously display images of death, gore, or
injury; or that feature images or descriptions that are grotesque or frightening
and of no redeeming value
Sites devoted to or sponsored by
business associations, business firms, industry groups, or business
in general
MIMEsweeper™ Web Appliance
World Leading URL Filter
The MIMEsweeper™ Web Appliance provides the best content analysis available for all traffic going through the HTTP gateway. By adding our powerful ,world leading URL Filter to the MIMEsweeper content analysis engine you effectively have the most effective protection against all web threats, known and unknown. From gambling to adult and sexually explicit content, the Clearswift URL database covers every conceivable subject matter that could be of harm to your business.
The 40 root categories are: (please click on the category to find out more)
To see how a site is classified, test the URL on our online database facility, available here. It enables you to see how sites are classified and submit your website to the database if it’s unknown..
How it works
The URL content filter enables you to block web access to any of the website categories above or those you decide to add to your blacklist within your security policy. When a web page is requested, MIMEsweeper identifies the user and their web access privileges. The requested URL is then checked against the blacklists for that user. If the site is blacklisted, the web page transfer is blocked. And, if you prefer, the user is notified and an administrator alerted. All activity, whether blocked or allowed, is also recorded for in-depth reporting to analyze web usage and traffic patterns. This data is also available for user reporting, providing your HR department all the information they need in case of misuse.
Key Features
Comprehensive– The Clearswift URL database is the most comprehensive on the market, with well over 2 billion web pages and 17 million URLs classified in its database
Policy-friendly – Provides 40 comprehensive site categories allowing your Internet Usage Policy to be easily and accurately enforced
Global – The URL database covers sites across the globe and in more than 50 languages
Updated daily - Thousands of new website URLs are added each day. Redundant and out-of-date URLs are also removed.
Flexible – Set web access duration times, or file size thresholds; time-sensitive filtering also allows out-of-hours, or lunchtime surfing; customized any way your Internet Usage Policy dictates