# Categories

### Overview

Below are the 24 application categories as predefined by Cisco NBAR2 with some example applications listed for each category. If no logo is available for an application, one of these generic category logos will be shown instead.

| Logo                                                                 | Category                        | Example applications                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| ![anonymizers logo](/files/jAv8wMn7IPC7TRBWMtq3)                     | anonymizers                     |                                                           |
| ![backup and storage logo](/files/DJRc4Usq8rTif77bPsSs)              | backup-and-storage              | Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Windows Azure              |
| ![browsing logo](/files/acAxWyqsLEauLmjJFQht)                        | browsing                        | SSL, HTTP/s, BBC, PayPal, any web site                    |
| ![business and productivity tools logo](/files/4MJg7e314IeALfqZ86ql) | business-and-productivity-tools | Salesforce, Microsoft Office web applications, LogMeIn    |
| ![consumer file sharing logo](/files/28veqh76jWfDMiVv3Dkk)           | consumer-file-sharing           | Google Docs\Drive, iTunes                                 |
| ![consumer internet logo](/files/WgIyVb1gzj64xaq5n8pP)               | consumer-internet               | Dropbox, iCloud, Gmail                                    |
| ![consumer messaging logo](/files/ZZE5lOdYecoC9xBYryF9)              | consumer-messaging              | Skype, Viber                                              |
| ![consumer streaming logo](/files/6AhrenTq4PjApN7zMjrh)              | consumer-streaming              | YouTube, Flash, Netflix, iTunes audio                     |
| ![database logo](/files/IZrbBhPANU6jdHYOjn4I)                        | database                        | Microsoft SQL Server                                      |
| ![email logo](/files/n91SNfRUveYGFCF7u29w)                           | email                           | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol                             |
| ![e-payment logo](/files/1yo38DekuwzSy0P8WGWd)                       | epayement                       | epayement                                                 |
| ![file sharing logo](/files/S8lL8ToS5C0LS5Mo56o5)                    | file-sharing                    | Binary over HTTP, FTP                                     |
| ![gaming logo](/files/IHQmuHnR4Cb1A2lFvb0I)                          | gaming                          | Steam                                                     |
| ![industrial protocols logo](/files/MNbQZdkntFi84VJpsNy4)            | industrial-protocols            |                                                           |
| ![instant messaging logo](/files/zcI2At0yGFuE8BAELNTJ)               | instant-messaging               | WhatsApp                                                  |
| ![inter process rpc logo](/files/oJ9frRHXQHbhwMQXyR5q)               | inter-process-rpc               | Microsoft Remote Procedure Call                           |
| ![layer3 over ip logo](/files/zYBjubkMdPo0waONaSwI)                  | layer3-over-ip                  |                                                           |
| ![net admin logo](/files/RQ0NSFarQHokQD3s1PWc)                       | net-admin                       | SNMP, Telnet, Netflow                                     |
| ![other logo](/files/8JL8Kbiu5MUnIlhztDZ7)                           | other                           | Google Services, Microsoft Services, Statistical Download |
| ![social networking logo](/files/bjiHW5oNC7VBw4M24UHS)               | social-networking               | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram                    |
| ![software updates logo](/files/ywZq7Ube8Mt8fCPlBcTI)                | software-updates                | Apple App Store, Microsoft Windows Update Service         |
| ![trojan logo](/files/g81cB81psf15s9n9OkfX)                          | trojan                          |                                                           |
| ![unclassified traffic logo](/files/wN5QoIUqqZxknyPNwrCg)            | Unclassified Traffic            |                                                           |
| ![voice and video logo](/files/TRrSsixt5iK0b9M26KKH)                 | voice-and-video                 | Skype for Business (MS-Lync), WebEx Meeting               |


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