topic Re: URL category "URL Filtering" in General Topics

URL category "URL Filtering"

Dave — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:43:40 GMT

Can someone tell me what the URL category "URL Filtering" holds? Can't seem to find any details about it.

I have the impression and it looks like that a lot of malicious sites are categorized in this and they look to be DGA domains as well for the majority.

Does this confirm my hypothesis or is there another explanation to this?

Re: URL category "URL Filtering"

Dave — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:59:54 GMT

Apparently, this category holds ALL websites CheckPoint has ever seen.

So, also the websites it blocks, like malicious sites, have been categorized under the "URL Filtering" category.

Answering my own question but still helpful i believe for many more people who are not aware about this.

Re: URL category "URL Filtering"

the_rock — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:31:45 GMT

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Description-of-URL-categories/td-p/184105

https://urlcat.checkpoint.com/urlcat/categories.htm