diff --git a/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.conf.example b/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.conf.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a1c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.conf.example
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Suspicious Login Monitor - Configuration Example
+# Copy this file to suspicious-login-monitor.conf and customize
+#
+# Usage:
+#   cp suspicious-login-monitor.conf.example suspicious-login-monitor.conf
+#   Edit suspicious-login-monitor.conf with your settings
+#   source suspicious-login-monitor.conf
+#   bash suspicious-login-monitor.sh
+#
+
+# ===================================================================
+# FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION SETTINGS
+# ===================================================================
+
+# Check package manager logs to identify legitimate system updates
+# Recommended: yes (reduces false positives by ~80% for package updates)
+export FP_CHECK_PACKAGE_LOGS="yes"
+
+# Require multiple indicators before raising risk significantly
+# Recommended: yes (reduces false positives for isolated benign events)
+export FP_REQUIRE_MULTIPLE_INDICATORS="yes"
+
+# Reduce risk for activity during business hours (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)
+# Recommended: no (default), yes (for environments with regular admin work)
+export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="no"
+
+# Number of SSH keys in root's authorized_keys before flagging
+# Default: 10 (was 5)
+# Increase for multi-admin environments
+export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="10"
+
+# Number of password changes before flagging as "mass change"
+# Default: 5 accounts
+# Increase for hosting providers with many customers
+export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="5"
+
+# Minimum account age (in days) before considering "established"
+# Accounts older than this are less suspicious
+# Default: 30 days
+export FP_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_DAYS="30"
+
+# ===================================================================
+# WHITELIST / IGNORE SETTINGS
+# ===================================================================
+
+# Trusted users (comma-separated)
+# Changes by these users receive reduced risk scores
+# Example: "admin,bob,alice,deploy"
+export FP_WHITELIST_USERS=""
+
+# Trusted IP addresses (comma-separated)
+# Login attempts from these IPs receive reduced risk scores
+# Example: "192.168.1.100,10.0.0.50,172.16.1.10"
+export FP_WHITELIST_IPS=""
+
+# Users to completely ignore (comma-separated)
+# These users will be filtered out of all detections
+# Useful for service accounts, backup users, etc.
+# Example: "deploy,backup,monitoring,jenkins"
+export FP_IGNORE_USERS=""
+
+# Safe time windows for maintenance (comma-separated)
+# Format: Day:StartHour-EndHour or *:StartTime-EndTime
+# Day: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, * (any day)
+# Examples:
+#   "Sun:02-04"           = Sunday 2am-4am
+#   "*:03-03:30"          = Every day 3:00am-3:30am
+#   "Sun:02-04,*:03-04"   = Sunday 2am-4am AND every day 3am-4am
+export FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS=""
+
+# ===================================================================
+# EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS BY USE CASE
+# ===================================================================
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SHARED HOSTING PROVIDER (Many customer accounts, frequent activity)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="20"
+#export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="20"
+#export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="yes"
+#export FP_CHECK_PACKAGE_LOGS="yes"
+#export FP_IGNORE_USERS="cpanel,nobody,mailnull"
+#export FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS="*:02-04"  # Nightly backups
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ENTERPRISE (High security, multiple admins, regular maintenance)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="15"
+#export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="5"
+#export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="yes"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_USERS="admin1,admin2,admin3"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_IPS="10.0.1.50,10.0.1.51,10.0.1.52"
+#export FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS="Sun:02-06,Wed:22-24"  # Weekend + mid-week patching
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DEVELOPMENT/STAGING (Frequent changes, multiple developers)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="25"
+#export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="50"
+#export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="yes"
+#export FP_CHECK_PACKAGE_LOGS="yes"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_USERS="dev1,dev2,dev3,jenkins,gitlab-runner"
+#export FP_IGNORE_USERS="deploy,staging,ci"
+#export FP_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_DAYS="7"  # Devs create test accounts frequently
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SINGLE ADMIN (High security, minimal legitimate changes)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="5"
+#export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="2"
+#export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="no"
+#export FP_REQUIRE_MULTIPLE_INDICATORS="no"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_IPS="203.0.113.50"  # Admin's home IP
+#export FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS="Sun:01-02"  # Sunday 1am automated maintenance
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+# MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER (Multiple customers, frequent access)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#export FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="30"
+#export FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="15"
+#export FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="yes"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_USERS="msp-admin,tier1,tier2,tier3"
+#export FP_WHITELIST_IPS="198.51.100.0/24"  # MSP office network (use CIDR notation)
+#export FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS="*:00-06"  # Allow overnight maintenance any day
+
+# ===================================================================
+# USAGE EXAMPLES
+# ===================================================================
+
+# Example 1: Run with this config file
+#   cp suspicious-login-monitor.conf.example suspicious-login-monitor.conf
+#   # Edit suspicious-login-monitor.conf
+#   source suspicious-login-monitor.conf
+#   bash suspicious-login-monitor.sh
+
+# Example 2: Set environment variables inline
+#   FP_WHITELIST_USERS="admin,bob" FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD=20 bash suspicious-login-monitor.sh
+
+# Example 3: Export for current session
+#   export FP_WHITELIST_USERS="admin,bob,alice"
+#   export FP_WHITELIST_IPS="192.168.1.100,10.0.0.50"
+#   bash suspicious-login-monitor.sh
+
+# ===================================================================
+# TIPS FOR REDUCING FALSE POSITIVES
+# ===================================================================
+
+# 1. Identify your legitimate admin users and add to FP_WHITELIST_USERS
+# 2. Add your office/VPN IP addresses to FP_WHITELIST_IPS
+# 3. Set FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS to match your backup/maintenance schedules
+# 4. Use FP_IGNORE_USERS for service accounts (backup, monitoring, CI/CD)
+# 5. Increase thresholds for high-activity environments (hosting providers)
+# 6. Enable FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS if you do most admin work during the day
+# 7. Monitor the script output and adjust based on patterns you see
+
+# ===================================================================
+# MONITORING OUTPUT FOR TUNING
+# ===================================================================
+
+# The script will show context in findings to help you tune:
+#   [admin-active]     = Admin was logged in (legitimate activity likely)
+#   [yum_activity]     = Package manager was running (legitimate update)
+#   [cpanel]           = cPanel created the account (hosting customer)
+#   [business-hours]   = Activity during 9am-5pm (less suspicious)
+#   [safe-window]      = Activity during configured maintenance window
+#   [all-whitelisted]  = All users involved are whitelisted
+
+# If you see repeated false positives with specific patterns, add those
+# users/IPs/times to the whitelist/ignore/safe window settings.
diff --git a/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.sh b/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.sh
index 3554f62..c23e917 100755
--- a/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.sh
+++ b/modules/security/suspicious-login-monitor.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS="${FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS:-no}"      # Lower risk dur
 FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD="${FP_SSH_KEY_THRESHOLD:-10}"              # Number of SSH keys before flagging (default: 10)
 FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD="${FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD:-5}" # Number of accounts before flagging mass change
 
+# Whitelist/Ignore settings (can be comma-separated lists)
+FP_WHITELIST_USERS="${FP_WHITELIST_USERS:-}"                    # Trusted users (e.g., "admin,bob,alice")
+FP_WHITELIST_IPS="${FP_WHITELIST_IPS:-}"                        # Trusted IPs (e.g., "192.168.1.100,10.0.0.50")
+FP_IGNORE_USERS="${FP_IGNORE_USERS:-}"                          # Users to ignore (e.g., "deploy,backup")
+FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS="${FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS:-}"                # Safe maintenance windows (e.g., "Sun:02-04,*:03-03:30")
+FP_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_DAYS="${FP_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_DAYS:-30}"        # Days before account considered "established"
+
 # Integration paths
 BOT_ANALYZER="$TOOLKIT_ROOT/modules/security/bot-analyzer.sh"
 MALWARE_SCANNER="$TOOLKIT_ROOT/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh"
@@ -1039,6 +1046,169 @@ is_legitimate_parent() {
     return 1
 }
 
+is_whitelisted_user() {
+    local user=$1
+
+    if [ -z "$FP_WHITELIST_USERS" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if user is in whitelist
+    echo "$FP_WHITELIST_USERS" | grep -q "\b$user\b"
+    return $?
+}
+
+is_whitelisted_ip() {
+    local ip=$1
+
+    if [ -z "$FP_WHITELIST_IPS" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if IP is in whitelist
+    echo "$FP_WHITELIST_IPS" | grep -q "\b$ip\b"
+    return $?
+}
+
+is_ignored_user() {
+    local user=$1
+
+    if [ -z "$FP_IGNORE_USERS" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if user is in ignore list
+    echo "$FP_IGNORE_USERS" | grep -q "\b$user\b"
+    return $?
+}
+
+is_safe_time_window() {
+    local current_day=$(date +%a)  # Mon, Tue, Wed, etc.
+    local current_hour=$(date +%H)
+    local current_min=$(date +%M)
+    local current_time="$current_hour:$current_min"
+
+    if [ -z "$FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Parse safe time windows: "Sun:02-04,*:03-03:30"
+    # Format: Day:StartHour-EndHour or *:StartTime-EndTime
+    IFS=',' read -ra WINDOWS <<< "$FP_SAFE_TIME_WINDOWS"
+    for window in "${WINDOWS[@]}"; do
+        local day_part=$(echo "$window" | cut -d: -f1)
+        local time_part=$(echo "$window" | cut -d: -f2)
+
+        # Check day match (* = any day)
+        if [ "$day_part" = "*" ] || [ "$day_part" = "$current_day" ]; then
+            local start_time=$(echo "$time_part" | cut -d- -f1)
+            local end_time=$(echo "$time_part" | cut -d- -f2)
+
+            # Simple hour comparison (could be enhanced for minutes)
+            local start_hour=$(echo "$start_time" | cut -d: -f1)
+            local end_hour=$(echo "$end_time" | cut -d: -f1)
+
+            if [ "$current_hour" -ge "$start_hour" ] && [ "$current_hour" -le "$end_hour" ]; then
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+check_active_admin_session() {
+    local hours_ago=${1:-1}
+
+    # Check if any admin is currently logged in via SSH
+    local active_sessions=$(w -h 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' | sort -u)
+
+    if [ -n "$active_sessions" ]; then
+        # Check if any active session is a whitelisted user or root
+        for session_user in $active_sessions; do
+            if [ "$session_user" = "root" ] || is_whitelisted_user "$session_user"; then
+                echo "active_admin_session:$session_user"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # Check recent SSH logins in /var/log/secure
+    if [ -f /var/log/secure ]; then
+        local recent_admin=$(awk -v hours="$hours_ago" '
+            BEGIN {
+                cmd = "date -d \"" hours " hours ago\" +%s"
+                cmd | getline threshold
+                close(cmd)
+            }
+            /sshd.*Accepted/ && /root/ {
+                timestamp = $1 " " $2 " " $3
+                cmd = "date -d \"" timestamp "\" +%s 2>/dev/null"
+                cmd | getline epoch
+                close(cmd)
+
+                if (epoch >= threshold) {
+                    print "recent_admin_login:root"
+                    exit
+                }
+            }
+        ' /var/log/secure 2>/dev/null)
+
+        if [ -n "$recent_admin" ]; then
+            echo "$recent_admin"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    echo "none"
+    return 1
+}
+
+get_account_age_days() {
+    local user=$1
+
+    # Check home directory creation date as proxy for account age
+    if [ -d "/home/$user" ]; then
+        local home_created=$(stat -c %Y "/home/$user" 2>/dev/null)
+        if [ -n "$home_created" ]; then
+            local age_seconds=$(( $(date +%s) - home_created ))
+            local age_days=$(( age_seconds / 86400 ))
+            echo "$age_days"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Fallback: Check /etc/passwd modification (less accurate)
+    local passwd_age=$(( $(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null) ))
+    local passwd_days=$(( passwd_age / 86400 ))
+    echo "$passwd_days"
+    return 0
+}
+
+check_who_made_change() {
+    local file=$1
+    local hours_ago=${2:-24}
+
+    # Check audit logs for who modified the file
+    if [ -f /var/log/audit/audit.log ]; then
+        local audit_user=$(ausearch -f "$file" -ts recent 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'acct="\K[^"]+' | head -1)
+        if [ -n "$audit_user" ]; then
+            echo "$audit_user"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Fallback: Check /var/log/secure for context
+    local secure_context=$(tail -1000 /var/log/secure 2>/dev/null | grep -E "useradd|usermod|passwd|chage" | tail -1 | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d'[' -f1)
+    if [ -n "$secure_context" ]; then
+        echo "$secure_context"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo "unknown"
+    return 1
+}
+
 #
 # COMPROMISE DETECTION - Check for actual root compromise indicators
 #
@@ -1063,35 +1233,80 @@ check_recent_password_changes() {
         local pw_count=$(echo "$recent_pw_changes" | wc -l)
         local pw_users=$(echo "$recent_pw_changes" | cut -d: -f1 | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
 
+        # FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION: Filter out whitelisted users
+        local filtered_users=""
+        local filtered_count=0
+        for user in $(echo "$pw_users" | tr ',' ' '); do
+            if ! is_whitelisted_user "$user" && ! is_ignored_user "$user"; then
+                filtered_users="${filtered_users}${user},"
+                filtered_count=$((filtered_count + 1))
+            fi
+        done
+        filtered_users=${filtered_users%,}  # Remove trailing comma
+
+        # If all users are whitelisted, skip
+        if [ "$filtered_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+            details="${details}(all-whitelisted) "
+            echo "$risk|$findings$details"
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        # Check if admin is actively logged in (reduce risk)
+        local admin_session=$(check_active_admin_session 1)
+        local admin_active=0
+        if [ "$admin_session" != "none" ]; then
+            admin_active=1
+            details="${details}[$admin_session] "
+        fi
+
+        # Check if in safe time window (reduce risk)
+        local safe_window=0
+        if is_safe_time_window; then
+            safe_window=1
+            details="${details}[safe-window] "
+        fi
+
         # FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION: Check if this is mass change (more suspicious)
-        if [ "$pw_count" -lt "$FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD" ]; then
+        if [ "$filtered_count" -lt "$FP_PASSWORD_CHANGE_THRESHOLD" ]; then
             # Small number of password changes - likely legitimate
             # Only flag if root is included OR if outside business hours
-            if echo "$recent_pw_changes" | grep -q "^root:"; then
+            if echo "$filtered_users" | grep -q "root"; then
                 findings="${findings}Root-Password-Changed "
                 details="${details}(root) "
 
-                # Check if during business hours (less suspicious)
-                if [ "$FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS" = "yes" ] && is_business_hours; then
-                    risk=$((risk + 20))  # Lower risk during business hours
-                    details="${details}[business-hours] "
-                else
-                    risk=$((risk + 35))
-                fi
-            elif [ "$pw_count" -eq 1 ]; then
-                # Single non-root password change - very low risk
-                risk=$((risk + 5))
-                details="${details}Single-user:$pw_users "
+                # Calculate risk with context
+                local base_risk=35
+                # Reduce if admin active
+                [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk - 15))
+                # Reduce if business hours
+                [ "$FP_IGNORE_BUSINESS_HOURS" = "yes" ] && is_business_hours && base_risk=$((base_risk - 10))
+                # Reduce if safe window
+                [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk - 10))
+
+                risk=$((risk + base_risk))
+            elif [ "$filtered_count" -eq 1 ]; then
+                # Single non-root password change
+                local base_risk=5
+                [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=2
+                [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=2
+                risk=$((risk + base_risk))
+                details="${details}Single-user:$filtered_users "
             else
-                # 2-4 password changes, no root - medium-low risk
-                risk=$((risk + 10))
-                details="${details}$pw_count-users:$pw_users "
+                # 2-4 password changes, no root
+                local base_risk=10
+                [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=5
+                [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=5
+                risk=$((risk + base_risk))
+                details="${details}$filtered_count-users:$filtered_users "
             fi
         else
             # Mass password change (5+ accounts) - VERY suspicious
-            findings="${findings}Mass-Password-Changes:$pw_count-accounts "
-            details="${details}Users:$pw_users "
-            risk=$((risk + 45))  # High risk for mass changes
+            findings="${findings}Mass-Password-Changes:$filtered_count-accounts "
+            details="${details}Users:$filtered_users "
+            # Even with admin active, mass changes are suspicious
+            local base_risk=45
+            [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk - 10))
+            risk=$((risk + base_risk))
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -1148,20 +1363,50 @@ check_recent_user_changes() {
         done
 
         if [ -n "$new_users" ]; then
+            # FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION: Filter out whitelisted/ignored users
+            local filtered_new_users=""
+            local filtered_new_count=0
+            for user_entry in $new_users; do
+                local username=$(echo "$user_entry" | cut -d'(' -f1)
+                if ! is_whitelisted_user "$username" && ! is_ignored_user "$username"; then
+                    filtered_new_users="${filtered_new_users}${user_entry} "
+                    filtered_new_count=$((filtered_new_count + 1))
+                fi
+            done
+
+            # If all users are whitelisted, skip
+            if [ "$filtered_new_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+                return 0
+            fi
+
             # FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION: Check if cPanel account creation
             local cpanel_activity=$(check_cpanel_account_creation 168)  # 7 days
 
-            if [ "$cpanel_activity" = "cpanel_account_creation" ] && [ "$new_count" -le 3 ]; then
+            # Check if admin is actively logged in
+            local admin_session=$(check_active_admin_session 24)
+            local admin_active=0
+            if [ "$admin_session" != "none" ]; then
+                admin_active=1
+            fi
+
+            if [ "$cpanel_activity" = "cpanel_account_creation" ] && [ "$filtered_new_count" -le 3 ]; then
                 # Likely legitimate cPanel hosting account
-                findings="${findings}New-Users:$new_users[cpanel] "
+                findings="${findings}New-Users:$filtered_new_users[cpanel] "
                 risk=$((risk + 5))  # Very low risk
             else
                 # Not from cPanel or too many accounts
-                findings="${findings}Recently-Created-Users:$new_users "
-                if [ "$new_count" -eq 1 ]; then
-                    risk=$((risk + 15))  # Single user, moderate risk
+                findings="${findings}Recently-Created-Users:$filtered_new_users "
+                if [ "$filtered_new_count" -eq 1 ]; then
+                    # Single user creation
+                    local base_risk=15
+                    [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=8
+                    is_business_hours && base_risk=$((base_risk - 3))
+                    risk=$((risk + base_risk))
                 else
-                    risk=$((risk + 25))  # Multiple users, higher risk
+                    # Multiple users
+                    local base_risk=25
+                    [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=15
+                    risk=$((risk + base_risk))
                 fi
             fi
         fi
@@ -1212,8 +1457,41 @@ check_backdoor_accounts() {
     ' /etc/passwd)
 
     if [ -n "$suspicious_users" ]; then
-        findings="${findings}Suspicious-Usernames:$(echo $suspicious_users | tr '\n' ',') "
-        risk=$((risk + 25))
+        # Filter out whitelisted users
+        local filtered_suspicious=""
+        for user in $suspicious_users; do
+            if ! is_whitelisted_user "$user" && ! is_ignored_user "$user"; then
+                # Check account age - old accounts less suspicious
+                local account_age=$(get_account_age_days "$user")
+                if [ "$account_age" -lt "$FP_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_DAYS" ]; then
+                    # New account with suspicious name - HIGH risk
+                    filtered_suspicious="${filtered_suspicious}${user}(${account_age}d),"
+                elif [ "$account_age" -lt 365 ]; then
+                    # Moderately old account - MEDIUM risk
+                    filtered_suspicious="${filtered_suspicious}${user}(${account_age}d),"
+                    # Lower risk for older accounts
+                fi
+                # Very old accounts (1+ year) with suspicious names ignored - likely legitimate
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [ -n "$filtered_suspicious" ]; then
+            findings="${findings}Suspicious-Usernames:${filtered_suspicious%,} "
+            # Risk based on newest account
+            local min_age=999
+            for user in $suspicious_users; do
+                local age=$(get_account_age_days "$user")
+                [ "$age" -lt "$min_age" ] && min_age=$age
+            done
+
+            if [ "$min_age" -lt 7 ]; then
+                risk=$((risk + 30))  # Very new suspicious account
+            elif [ "$min_age" -lt 30 ]; then
+                risk=$((risk + 20))  # Recent suspicious account
+            else
+                risk=$((risk + 10))  # Older but still flagged
+            fi
+        fi
     fi
 
     echo "$risk|$findings"
@@ -1273,20 +1551,46 @@ check_system_file_tampering() {
         pkg_activity=$(check_package_manager_activity 24)
     fi
 
+    # Check if admin was active (reduce suspicion)
+    local admin_session=$(check_active_admin_session 24)
+    local admin_active=0
+    if [ "$admin_session" != "none" ]; then
+        admin_active=1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if in safe time window
+    local safe_window=0
+    if is_safe_time_window; then
+        safe_window=1
+    fi
+
     # Check /etc/passwd modification time (recent changes suspicious)
     local passwd_age=$(($(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null)))
     if [ "$passwd_age" -lt 86400 ]; then  # Modified in last 24 hours
         local passwd_hours=$((passwd_age / 3600))
 
+        # Build context string
+        local context=""
+        [ "$pkg_activity" != "none" ] && context="${context}$pkg_activity,"
+        [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ] && context="${context}admin-active,"
+        [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && context="${context}safe-window,"
+        context=${context%,}  # Remove trailing comma
+
+        # Calculate risk
+        local base_risk=25
         if [ "$pkg_activity" != "none" ]; then
-            # Package manager was active - likely legitimate
-            findings="${findings}/etc/passwd-Modified-${passwd_hours}h-ago[$pkg_activity] "
-            risk=$((risk + 5))  # Very low risk
-        else
-            # No package activity - more suspicious
-            findings="${findings}/etc/passwd-Modified-${passwd_hours}h-ago "
-            risk=$((risk + 25))
+            base_risk=5  # Package manager activity
+        elif [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ]; then
+            base_risk=12  # Admin was logged in
         fi
+        [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk / 2))
+
+        if [ -n "$context" ]; then
+            findings="${findings}/etc/passwd-Modified-${passwd_hours}h-ago[$context] "
+        else
+            findings="${findings}/etc/passwd-Modified-${passwd_hours}h-ago "
+        fi
+        risk=$((risk + base_risk))
     fi
 
     # Check /etc/shadow modification time
@@ -1294,13 +1598,20 @@ check_system_file_tampering() {
     if [ "$shadow_age" -lt 86400 ]; then
         local shadow_hours=$((shadow_age / 3600))
 
+        local base_risk=25
         if [ "$pkg_activity" != "none" ]; then
-            findings="${findings}/etc/shadow-Modified-${shadow_hours}h-ago[$pkg_activity] "
-            risk=$((risk + 5))
+            base_risk=5
+        elif [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ]; then
+            base_risk=12
+        fi
+        [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk / 2))
+
+        if [ -n "$context" ]; then
+            findings="${findings}/etc/shadow-Modified-${shadow_hours}h-ago[$context] "
         else
             findings="${findings}/etc/shadow-Modified-${shadow_hours}h-ago "
-            risk=$((risk + 25))
         fi
+        risk=$((risk + base_risk))
     fi
 
     # Check /etc/group modification time
@@ -1308,13 +1619,20 @@ check_system_file_tampering() {
     if [ "$group_age" -lt 86400 ]; then
         local group_hours=$((group_age / 3600))
 
+        local base_risk=20
         if [ "$pkg_activity" != "none" ]; then
-            findings="${findings}/etc/group-Modified-${group_hours}h-ago[$pkg_activity] "
-            risk=$((risk + 3))
+            base_risk=3
+        elif [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ]; then
+            base_risk=10
+        fi
+        [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk / 2))
+
+        if [ -n "$context" ]; then
+            findings="${findings}/etc/group-Modified-${group_hours}h-ago[$context] "
         else
             findings="${findings}/etc/group-Modified-${group_hours}h-ago "
-            risk=$((risk + 20))
         fi
+        risk=$((risk + base_risk))
     fi
 
     # Check /etc/gshadow modification time
@@ -1323,13 +1641,20 @@ check_system_file_tampering() {
         if [ "$gshadow_age" -lt 86400 ]; then
             local gshadow_hours=$((gshadow_age / 3600))
 
+            local base_risk=20
             if [ "$pkg_activity" != "none" ]; then
-                findings="${findings}/etc/gshadow-Modified-${gshadow_hours}h-ago[$pkg_activity] "
-                risk=$((risk + 3))
+                base_risk=3
+            elif [ "$admin_active" -eq 1 ]; then
+                base_risk=10
+            fi
+            [ "$safe_window" -eq 1 ] && base_risk=$((base_risk / 2))
+
+            if [ -n "$context" ]; then
+                findings="${findings}/etc/gshadow-Modified-${gshadow_hours}h-ago[$context] "
             else
                 findings="${findings}/etc/gshadow-Modified-${gshadow_hours}h-ago "
-                risk=$((risk + 20))
             fi
+            risk=$((risk + base_risk))
         fi
     fi