FortiGuard categories

Table 33: FortiGuard categories

Category name

Description

 

 

 

16.

Weapons

Sites that provide information about, promote, or

 

 

support the sale of weapons and related items.Sport

 

 

Hunting and Gun Clubs -- Sites that provide

 

 

information about or directories of gun clubs and

 

 

similar groups, including war-game and paintball

 

 

facilities.

 

 

Potentially Non-productive

 

 

 

 

17.

Advertisement

Sites that provide advertising graphics or other ad

 

 

content files.

 

 

 

18.

Brokerage and Trading

Sites that support active trading of securities and

 

 

management of investments.

 

 

 

19.

Freeware and Software Download

Sites whose primary function is to provide freeware

 

 

and software downloads.

 

 

 

20.

Games

Sites that provide information about or promote

 

 

electronic games, video games, computer games,

 

 

role-playing games, or online games. Includes

 

 

sweepstakes and giveaways.

 

 

 

21.

Internet Communication

Web Chat -- Sites that host Web chat services or

 

 

that support or provide information about chat via

 

 

HTTP or IRC.Instant Messaging -- Sites that enable

 

 

instant messaging. Message Boards and Clubs --

 

 

Sites for online personal and business clubs,

 

 

discussion groups, message boards, and list

 

 

servers; includes 'blogs' and 'mail magazines.'

 

 

Digital post cards - Sites for sending/viewing digital

 

 

post cards.

 

 

 

22.

Pay to Surf

Sites that pay users to view Web sites,

 

 

advertisements, or email

 

 

 

23.

Web-based Email

Sites that host Web-based email.

 

 

Potentially Bandwidth Consuming

 

 

 

 

24.

File Sharing and Storage

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing -- Sites that provide client

 

 

software to enable peer-to-peer file sharing and

 

 

transfer. Personal Network Storage and Backup --

 

 

Sites that store personal files on Internet servers for

 

 

backup or exchange.

 

 

 

25.

Streaming Media

MP3 -- Sites that support downloading of MP3 or

 

 

other sound files or that serve as directories of such

 

 

sites.

 

 

Internet Radio and TV -- Sites whose primary

 

 

purpose is to provide radio or TV programming on

 

 

the Internet.

 

 

Internet Telephony -- Sites that enable users to

 

 

make telephone calls via the Internet or to obtain

 

 

information or software for that purpose.

 

 

Potentially Security Violating

 

 

 

 

26.

Malicious Web Sites

Sites that contain code that may intentionally modify

 

 

end-user systems without their consent and cause

 

 

harm.

 

 

 

27.

Spyware

Sites or pages that download software that, without

 

 

the user's knowledge, generates http traffic (other

 

 

than simple user identification and validation).

 

 

 

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100A specifications

Fortinet 100A is a versatile network security device designed to provide comprehensive protection against various cyber threats while ensuring optimal network performance. As part of the FortiGate series, the 100A combines advanced security features with powerful hardware capabilities, making it suitable for small to medium-sized businesses.

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