🚀 Anti-Phishing Extension v1.1.0

Release Date: October 2025

A major update improving real-time phishing detection, network monitoring, and user control over blocked domains.

🆕 New Features

⚙️ Custom Domain Blocking

• Users can now manually block domains using the new Options Page.
• These blocked URLs are stored in the browser’s local storage for persistent, personalized control.
• Background scripts automatically prevent these sites from loading.

🌐 Network Request Logger

• Added a real-time network logger that tracks up to 200 recent requests made by the browser.
• All request details (method, timestamp, IP, initiator, etc.) are stored in extension storage for quick access.
• Logged data can be accessed from the popup interface.

🔒 Google Safe Browsing (GSB) Integration

• The extension now communicates with a Node.js backend to securely check URLs using the Google Safe Browsing API.
• URLs detected as unsafe or malicious are automatically blocked before they load in the browser.
• Introduced custom redirection to a blocked.html page that informs users about the threat.

🧠 Smarter Background Logic

• Background scripts (web-ext) use caching to avoid redundant API calls.
• Improved domain parsing and filtering (detects suspicious domains, subdomains, and IPs).
• Added structured message communication between popup and background scripts.

🎨 UI / UX Improvements

• Revamped popup layout for better clarity and responsiveness.
• Added smooth transitions and animations using TailwindCSS.
• Introduced a clean, minimal blocked page design with contextual information.
• Improved readability and feedback indicators for the URL status section.

🧰 Technical Improvements

• Asynchronous WebRequest handling with better performance and lower blocking delay.
• Implemented modular code structure (background, rules, and UI scripts).
• Enhanced manifest and permission handling for better compatibility.
• Organized resource structure for easier future maintenance.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed redirection issue where blocked.html wasn’t loading on certain domains.
• Fixed tab change event inconsistencies.
• Corrected URL parsing logic for hostname extraction.
• Resolved timing conflicts between tab update and webRequest events.

📦 Changelog Summary

| Type | Description |
| :---------: | :-----------------------------------------: |
| Feature | GSB API Integration with proxy server |
| Feature | User-managed domain blocking |
| Feature | Network request logger |
| Improvement | Enhanced background caching and URL parsing |
| Fix | Blocked page redirect issue |
| Fix | Tab URL event synchronization |