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Categories tabUse this tab to choose what categories of Web content to block. Definitions of the available categories are provided below. For a general description of how Web Filtering works, see the related topic Web Filtering.
Note:
Each time you choose to block new categories, be sure to clear your browswer
cache (that is, delete locally-stored temporary Internet files). Otherwise,
people using your computer might still have access to cached pages from blocked
sites.
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Category |
Definition |
Default Setting |
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Abortion
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Site which provide information or arguments in favor of
or against abortion; describes abortion procedures; offers help in obtaining
or avoiding abortion; provides information on the physical, social, mental,
moral, or emotional effects, or the lack thereof, of abortion.
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Allowed |
| Adult: Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit | Sites offering pictures of models in lingerie, swimwear or other types of suggestive clothing. This does not include sites selling undergarments as a sub-section of the other products offered. | Allowed |
| Adult: Nudity | Sites containing nude or seminude depictions or pictures of the human body. These depictions are not necessarily sexual in intent or effect but may include sites containing nude paintings or photo galleries of artistic nature. It also includes nudist or naturist sites that contain pictures of nude individuals. | Blocked |
| Adult: Pornography | Sites containing sexually explicit material for the purpose of arousing a sexual or prurient interest. | Blocked |
| Adult: Sex Education | Sites that provide information on reproduction, sexual development, sexually transmitted disease, contraception, safe sex practices, sexuality and sexual orientation. This does not include sites offering suggestions or tips on how to have better sex. | Allowed |
| Alcohol/Tobacco | Sites that promote or offer for sale alcohol/tobacco products or provide the means to create them. Also may include sites that glorify, tout or otherwise encourage the consumption of alcohol/tobacco. | Blocked |
| Chat Room / Instant Messenger | Sites that provide chat and Instant Messaging capability. | Allowed |
| Criminal Skills / Illegal Skills / Cheating | Sites that advocate or give advice on performing illegal acts such as service theft, evading law enforcement, fraud, burglary techniques and plagiarism. Sites that provide instructions about or promote crime, unethical/dishonest behavior or evasion of prosecution thereof. | Blocked |
| Cult / Occult | Sites that promote or offer methods, means of instruction, or other resources to affect or influence real events through the use of spells, curses, magic powers, satanic or supernatural beings. | Allowed |
| Dating and Personals | Sites that promote interpersonal relationships. Does not include those pertaining to gay or lesbian appeal. |
Allowed |
| Drugs: Illegal Drugs | Sites that promote, offer, sell, supply, encourage or otherwise advocate the illegal use, cultivation, manufacture, or distribution of drugs, pharmaceuticals, intoxicating plants or chemicals and their related paraphernalia. | Blocked |
| Sites offering Web-based E-mail services. | Allowed | |
| Freeware / Software Downloads | Sites that promote or offer free software or products for general download or trial purposes. | Allowed |
| Gambling | Sites where a user can place a bet or participate in a betting pool (including lotteries) online; obtain information, assistance or recommendations for placing a bet; receive instructions, assistance or training on participating in games of chance. Does not include sites that sell gambling related products or machines. | Blocked |
| Gay and Lesbian | Sites that provide information on or cater to gay and lesbian lifestyles. Does not include sites that are sexually oriented. | Allowed |
| Glamour / Lifestyle | Sites that emphasize or provide information or news on how the user can achieve physical attractiveness, allure, charm, beauty, or style with respect to personal appearance. | Allowed |
| Government: Military | Sites that promote or provide information on military branches or armed services. | Allowed |
| Hacking / Proxy Avoidance Systems | Sites providing information on illegal or questionable access to or the use of communications equipment/software, or provide information on how to bypass proxy server features or gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses the proxy server. | Blocked |
| Humor / Jokes | Sites that primarily focus on comedy, jokes, fun, etc. Does not include sites containing jokes of adult or mature nature. | Allowed |
| Internet Auctions | Sites that support the offering and purchasing of goods between individuals. | Allowed |
| MP3 / Streaming | Sites that support and or allow users to download music and media files such as MP3, MPG, MOV, etc… Also includes sites that provide streaming media (radio, movie, TV). | Allowed |
| News Groups | Sites that offer access to Usenet New Groups or other like sites. | Allowed |
| News and Media | Sites that primarily report, information, or comments, on current events or contemporary issues of the day. Items like weather, editorials, and human interest are considered target within the context of major news sites. | Allowed |
| Online Games | Sites that provide information and support game playing or downloading, video games, computer games, electronic games, tips and advice on games or how to obtain cheat codes, journals and magazines dedicated to game playing, online games, as well as sites that support or host online games including sweepstakes and giveaways. | Allowed |
| Pay to Surf Sites | Sites that pay users money for clicking on specific links or locations. | Blocked |
| Political /Activist / Advocacy | Sites that are sponsored by and contain information about specific political parties or groups. Sites that are sponsored by or devoted to organizations that promote change or reform in public policy, public opinion, social practice, economic activities and relationships. Excludes commercially sponsored sites dedicated to electoral politics or legislation. | Allowed |
| Religion | Sites that promote and provide information on Buddhism, Baha'I, Christianity, Christian Science, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Shinto, Sikhism, Atheism, other conventional or unconventional religious or quasi-religious subjects, as well as churches, synagogues, other houses of worship, any faith or religious beliefs including "alternative" religions such as Wicca and witchcraft. | Allowed |
| Search Engines / Portals | Sites that support searching the Web, indices and directories. | Allowed |
| Shopping | Sites that provide the means to obtain products and services that satisfy human wants and or needs. This does not include products or services that are principally marketed to satisfy industrial or commercial needs. | Allowed |
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Sports / Recreation / Hobbies
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Sites that promote or provide information about spectator
sports.
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Allowed |
| Violence / Hate / Racism | Sites which advocate or provide instructions for causing physical harm to people or property through use of weapons, explosives, pranks, or other types of violence. Sites that advocate hostility or aggression toward an individual or group on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, or other involuntary characteristics; a site which denigrates others on the basis of those characteristics or justifies inequality on the basis of those characteristics; a site which purports to use scientific or other commonly accredited methods to justify said aggression, hostility or denigration. | Blocked |
| Weapons | Sites that sell, review, or describe weapons such as guns, knives, or martial arts devices, or provide information on their use, accessories, or other modifications. | Blocked |
| Web Communication / Message Boards | Sites that allow or offer Web based communication using any of the following mediums: E-mail (Web based), Chat, Instant Messaging, Message Boards, etc… | Allowed |
| Web Hosting / Personal Web Pages | Sites that provide hosting services for personal Web pages or Web communities. | Allowed |
Note:
This feature is available only in ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering. If
you did not purchase ZoneAlarm Pro with the Web Filtering option, the
Web Filtering panel will not appear. To upgrade to ZoneAlarm Pro with
Web Filtering, please visit the Zone Labs Web site.