Category DefinitionsWhat are Symantec's category definitions? Norton Internet Security contains a number of lists (or categories) of URLs which a user can mark as allowed or denied. Symantec is continually reviewing web sites and updating the lists. On this page you will find the criteria we use to place a URL into a list. URL categories are provided "as is". Please refer to the Legal Notice regarding any disclaimers and warranties. Users with appropriate privileges have the ability to enable/disable any category or recategorises any URL within any category. Requests to Symantec for category corrections are subject to review. If you believe a URL is incorrectly categorised (or should be categorised and is not) please visit the Symantec Internet Security Center to report it. Symantec will respond to category solicitations by informing you of any change in status.
Published Content CategoriesAdult Humor Sites dedicated to comedians, jokes, comic strips, and email jokes intended for an adult audience. Alcohol-Tobacco Sites selling, promoting, or advocating the use of alcoholic beverages (including beer, wine, and hard liquors) and tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, and pipe and chewing tobacco). Anonymous Proxies Sites that allow Internet content to be retrieved on behalf of a user with the intent of obscuring the user's identity from the content server, obscuring the source of the content from content-filtering software, or both. Crime Sites providing instructions on performing criminal activities or acquiring illegal items including defeating security, disabling, or otherwise interfering with computer systems (hacking or cracking); unauthorised use of telephone or communications equipment to place free calls or charge another's account for calls (phreaking); deactivating copy protection or registration schemes of software or hardware systems (pirating and warez); construction and/or usage of munitions such as pipe bombs, letter bombs, and land mines; and lock picking, spying, or general subterfuge and defeating of security measures. Drugs / Advocacy Sites advocating the legal use of illegal drugs for medical and personal use. Drugs / Non-medical Sites providing information on growth, distribution, and advocacy of drugs for non-medical use (typically mood altering). Does not cover alcohol or tobacco products. Entertainment / Games Sites dedicated to games, gaming, game tips, game downloads, interactive games, and multiplayer games. Entertainment / Sports Sites dedicated to professional and amateur sports and sporting events. Finance Sites dedicated to personal finance, banking, stock trading, and wealth accumulation. Gambling Sites dedicated to promotion of or participation in wagering, gambling, casinos, or lotteries. Humor Sites dedicated to jokes, comic strips, "stupid news," email jokes, other humorous material, and comedians. Interactive / Chat Sites providing interactive communication services, such as Webchat, bulletin boards, and IRC. Interactive / Mail Sites providing interactive electronic-mail services. Intolerance Sites that advocate intolerance or hatred of a person or group of people. Job Search Sites dedicated to job searching, job listings, resume exchanges, and head hunting. News Sites providing news coverage of regional and international events and weather services. Occult/New Age Sites dedicated to occult and New Age topics including but not limited to astrology, crystals, fortune-telling, psychic powers, tarot cards, palm reading, numerology, UFOs, witchcraft, and Satanism. Prescription Medicine Sites providing information on prescription drugs that are used for medical purposes, to include side effects, manufacturing, prescription filling, and common treatment issues. Real Estate Sites providing information on buying and selling properties, residential and commercial property listings, and real estate agents. Religion Sites dedicated to or describing one or more of the 12 classical world religions: Babi and Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Hinduism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. Sex / Acts Sites depicting or implying sex acts, including pictures of masturbation not categorised under sexual education. Includes sites selling sexual or adult products. Sex / Attire Sites featuring pictures that include alluring or revealing attire, lingerie and swimsuit shopping areas, or supermodel photo collections but do not involve nudity. Sex / Nudity Sites with pictures of exposed breasts or genitalia that do not include or imply sex acts. Includes sites with nudity that is artistic in nature or intended to be artistic, including photograph galleries, paintings that may be displayed in museums, and other readily identifiable art forms. Includes nudist and naturist sites that contain pictures of nude individuals. Sex / Personals Sites dedicated to personals, dating, escort services, or mail-order marriages. Sex Education / Basic Sites providing information at the elementary level about puberty and reproduction. Includes clinical names for reproductive organs (e.g., penis). Sex Education / Advanced Sites providing medical discussions of sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, and HIV/AIDS. May include medical pictures of a graphic nature. Sites providing information of an educational nature on pregnancy and family planning, including abortion and adoption issues. Sites providing information on sexual assault, including support sites for victims of rape, child molestation, and sexual abuse. Sites providing information and instructions on the use of birth control devices. May include some explicit pictures or illustrations intended for instructional purposes only. May include slang names for reproductive organs, or clinical discussions of reproduction. Sex Education / Sexuality Sites dealing with topics in human sexuality. Includes sexual technique, sexual orientation, cross-dressing, transvestites, transgenders, multiple-partner relationships, and other related issues. Travel Sites dedicated to facilitating personal travel planning, vacations, car rental, lodging, cruises, and tour groups. Vehicles Sites dedicated to personal transportation vehicles, dealers, vehicle reviews, buying information, and vehicle accessories. Violence Sites that depict or advocate violence, including sites promoting violent terrorist acts against others that do not fall under the "Intolerance" category. Weapons Sites that display, sell, or advocate the use of weapons, including guns, knives, and martial-arts weaponry. |
