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Sites are incorrectly categorized as Information Technology
Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
Internet Explorer has the ability to accept searches from the Address bar. When this option is enabled, if a user enters only a domain name in the Address bar (websense instead of http://www.websense.com, for example), Internet Explorer considers the entry a search request, not a site request. It displays the most likely site the user is looking for, along with a list of closely matching sites.
As a result, Filtering Service permits, blocks, or limits the request based on the status of the Information Technology/Search Engines and Portals category in the active policy—not on the category of the requested site. To ensure that correct policy enforcement occurs, turn off searching from the Address bar:
1.
Go to Tools > Internet Options.
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Go to the Advanced tab.
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Under Search from the Address bar, select Do not submit unknown addresses to your auto-search provider
4.
Click OK.

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