diff --git a/docs/features/domain-squatting-detection.md b/docs/features/domain-squatting-detection.md
index 078fe20..fae350b 100644
--- a/docs/features/domain-squatting-detection.md
+++ b/docs/features/domain-squatting-detection.md
@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@ You don't need to do anything - the protection works automatically in the backgr
 
 ### Page Blocking Control
 
-Check has an **"Enable Page Blocking"** setting in the extension options that controls how suspicious pages are handled:
+Check has an **"Enable Page Blocking"** setting in the extension options that controls how suspicious pages are handled. The detection **Action** can be one of three values: `block`, `warn`, or `log`.
 
 - **Page Blocking Enabled** + **Action: "block"** = Page is completely blocked with full-page warning
 - **Page Blocking Enabled** + **Action: "warn"** = Warning banner shown, page remains accessible
-- **Page Blocking Disabled** = Warning banner shown regardless of action setting (never blocks)
+- **Action: "log"** = Detection is recorded in Activity Logs and (if configured) sent to reporting and webhooks. No banner and no block are shown to the user, regardless of the Page Blocking setting.
+- **Page Blocking Disabled** = Never blocks. If **Show Notifications** is enabled, a `block` or `warn` action shows a warning banner instead; a `log` action stays silent.
 
-This gives you control over whether you want aggressive blocking or just warnings for suspicious domains.
+This gives you control over whether you want aggressive blocking, visible warnings, or silent monitoring for suspicious domains.
 
 ### For Advanced Users and IT Departments
 
@@ -108,8 +109,7 @@ Edit your `rules/detection-rules.json` file to customize:
 ```json
 {
   "domain_squatting": {
-    "enabled": false,  // Turn detection on/off (default: false)
-    "action": "block" // Action when detected: "block" or "warn"
+    "action": "block" // Action when detected: "block", "warn", or "log"
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Edit your `rules/detection-rules.json` file to customize:
 ```json
 {
   "domain_squatting": {
-    "action": "block"  // "block" = full page block, "warn" = banner only
+    "action": "block"  // "block" = full page block, "warn" = banner only, "log" = silent, telemetry only
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/options/options.js b/options/options.js
index b2df83d..c1a169c 100644
--- a/options/options.js
+++ b/options/options.js
@@ -1371,9 +1371,19 @@ class CheckOptions {
     if (!escaped.startsWith('^')) {
       escaped = '^' + escaped;
     }
-    // Add end anchor if pattern doesn't end with wildcard
+    // Add the end anchor if the pattern does not already end with a wildcard.
+    // Only a host or root URL pattern (no path beyond an optional single
+    // trailing slash) gets the tolerant trailing matcher, so patterns that
+    // include an explicit path stay exact matches and allowlist entries are
+    // not silently broadened into prefix matches. Kept in sync with the copy
+    // in scripts/content.js.
     if (!pattern.endsWith('*') && !escaped.endsWith('.*')) {
-      escaped = escaped + '$';
+      const afterScheme = pattern.replace(/^https?:\/\//i, '');
+      const firstSlash = afterScheme.indexOf('/');
+      const isHostOrRoot = firstSlash === -1 || firstSlash === afterScheme.length - 1;
+      escaped = isHostOrRoot
+        ? escaped.replace(/\/$/, '') + '(?:[/?#].*)?$'
+        : escaped + '$';
     }
     return escaped;
   }
diff --git a/rules/detection-rules.json b/rules/detection-rules.json
index 7edd397..7fc753c 100644
--- a/rules/detection-rules.json
+++ b/rules/detection-rules.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.2.3",
-  "lastUpdated": "2026-06-08T00:00:00Z",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-02T00:00:00Z",
   "description": "Phishing detection logic for identifying phishing attempts targeting Microsoft 365 login pages",
   "trusted_login_patterns": [
     "^https:\\/\\/login\\.microsoftonline\\.(com|us)$",
@@ -144,14 +144,6 @@
         "weight": 3,
         "category": "primary"
       },
-      {
-        "id": "img_alt_microsoft",
-        "type": "source_content",
-        "pattern": "<img[^>]+alt\\s*=\\s*[\"']Microsoft[\"'][^>]*>",
-        "description": "Image with alt=\"Microsoft\" - durable visual hook used by CSS-clone phishing kits that strip canonical MS DOM hooks",
-        "weight": 3,
-        "category": "primary"
-      },
       {
         "id": "ms_visible_ux_combo",
         "type": "code_driven",
diff --git a/scripts/content.js b/scripts/content.js
index 453a178..bf82fab 100644
--- a/scripts/content.js
+++ b/scripts/content.js
@@ -3411,9 +3411,25 @@ if (window.checkExtensionLoaded) {
       escaped = "^" + escaped;
     }
 
-    // Add end anchor if pattern doesn't end with wildcard
+    // Add the end anchor if the pattern does not already end with a wildcard.
+    //
+    // Only a host or root URL pattern (no path segment beyond an optional
+    // single trailing slash) is given the tolerant trailing matcher, so that
+    // allowlisting a host or root URL also matches deep links such as
+    // https://host/path. A pattern that includes an explicit path stays an
+    // exact match, so allowlist entries are not silently broadened into prefix
+    // matches (for example "https://host/safe" must not also allow
+    // "https://host/safe/anything"). Suffix tricks such as
+    // "https://host.evil.com/" still do not match a "https://host/" entry,
+    // because the tolerated remainder must begin with /, ?, or #.
     if (!pattern.endsWith("*") && !escaped.endsWith(".*")) {
-      escaped = escaped + "$";
+      const afterScheme = pattern.replace(/^https?:\/\//i, "");
+      const firstSlash = afterScheme.indexOf("/");
+      const isHostOrRoot =
+        firstSlash === -1 || firstSlash === afterScheme.length - 1;
+      escaped = isHostOrRoot
+        ? escaped.replace(/\/$/, "") + "(?:[/?#].*)?$"
+        : escaped + "$";
     }
 
     return escaped;
@@ -4247,19 +4263,29 @@ if (window.checkExtensionLoaded) {
           
           // Check if notifications should be shown
           const showNotifications = config.showNotifications !== false;
-          
-          // Determine if we should block the page
-          // Requires: 1) enablePageBlocking is ON, 2) domain_squatting action is "block"
+
+          // Resolve the effective action as a real three-state value:
+          // 'block' | 'warn' | 'log'. Previously this only checked for
+          // 'block', which collapsed 'log' into 'warn' (banner + "warned").
+          // Semantics: warn logs telemetry AND shows a banner; log logs
+          // telemetry only and shows nothing to the user.
+          const squattingAction = squattingData.action || 'warn';
           logger.debug(`  enablePageBlocking: ${config.enablePageBlocking}`);
           logger.debug(`  squattingData.action: ${squattingData.action}`);
-          const shouldBlock = squattingData.action === 'block' && 
+          const shouldBlock = squattingAction === 'block' &&
                              config.enablePageBlocking !== false;
+          const outcome = shouldBlock
+            ? "blocked"
+            : squattingAction === 'log'
+              ? "logged"
+              : "warned";
           logger.debug(`  shouldBlock: ${shouldBlock}`);
-          
+          logger.debug(`  outcome: ${outcome}`);
+
           // Log domain squatting detection
           logProtectionEvent({
             type: "threat_detected",
-            action: shouldBlock ? "blocked" : "warned",
+            action: outcome,
             url: location.href,
             origin: currentOrigin,
             reason: `Domain squatting detected: ${squattingData.techniques.map(t => t.description).join('; ')}`,
@@ -4282,7 +4308,7 @@ if (window.checkExtensionLoaded) {
             })),
             severity: squattingData.severity,
             confidence: squattingData.confidence,
-            action: shouldBlock ? "blocked" : "warned",
+            action: outcome,
             reason: `Domain squatting detected: ${squattingData.techniques.map(t => t.description).join('; ')}`
           });
           
@@ -4301,7 +4327,7 @@ if (window.checkExtensionLoaded) {
                 })),
                 severity: squattingData.severity,
                 confidence: squattingData.confidence,
-                action: shouldBlock ? "blocked" : "warned",
+                action: outcome,
                 reason: `Domain squatting detected: ${squattingData.techniques.map(t => t.description).join('; ')}`
               },
             })
@@ -4330,6 +4356,9 @@ if (window.checkExtensionLoaded) {
               }
             );
             return; // Stop processing, page is blocked
+          } else if (squattingAction === 'log') {
+            // Log-only action: telemetry has already been emitted above.
+            // Intentionally show nothing to the user. Log must not warn.
           } else if (showNotifications) {
             // Show warning banner for domain squatting (only if notifications enabled)
             const techniquesDesc = squattingData.techniques.map(t =>