APPENDIX
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
Table 3 Productivity Categories
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Chain Letters | • | Executables | • | Mass |
| • | Text |
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Computing/ | • | Executables | • | Spy Software |
Internet | • | Graphics | • | Hardware and Software advertisements |
| • | Movies | • | Web Hosting and Web Design services |
| • | Sound | • | Questionnaires |
| • | Text |
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Entertainment | • | Graphic | • | Entertainment and celebrity news |
| • | Text· | • | Promotions |
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| • Horoscopes, Psychic readings and Chinese Astrology | |
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| • | Hobbies and recreation |
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Finance /Home | • | Executables | • | Get Rich Quick schemes and |
Business | • | Graphics | • | Debt consolidations and refinance schemes |
| • | Movies | • | Mortgage and Loans promotional services |
| • | Text | • | Stock quotes, stock tickers, and fund rates |
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| • | Term Life Insurance |
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Games / | • | Graphics | • | Online games and puzzles |
Interactive | • | Text | • | Interactive quizzes, movies and programs |
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Health / | • | Graphics | • | Prescription medicines promotions (e.g. Viagra Ordering) |
Medicine | • | Text | • | Weight Loss, health supplements |
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| • Medical, dental and health Insurance | |
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| • Body modification and sexual enhancements | |
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Phishing / fraud | • | Graphics | • | Virus hoaxes |
| • | Movies | • | Phishing scams |
| • | Sound | ||
| • Deceptive or fraudulent information | |||
| • | Text | ||
| • Urban legends (e.g. 419 scam and International Lottery scam) | |||
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Humor | • | Executables | • | Jokes and pranks |
| • | Graphics | • | Humorous and satirical awards |
| • | Movies | • | Cartoons and humorous pictures |
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Novelty | • | Text | • | |
Software |
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| • Other software and gadgets intended for | |
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| entertainment value rather than system performance |
Personal /Dating | • | Text | • | Singles listings, matchmaking and dating |
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| • | Personal chat lines |
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Products / | • | Executables | • | General product & service sales and advertisements |
Services | • | Graphics | • | Promotions and commercials |
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