We need to update the website, sorry for the issue.
OK, major bummer that you guys still decided to remove the registry monitor. You guys should bring it back, we already discussed this.
And yes, please update the website, because this might confuse new customers. Always make sure that the website is up to date!
BTW, there seems to be an issue with the forum, when I select text and quote it, the quoted text doesnât show up (in reply), or is it just me? 
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Seems OK. Try highlighting, then press reply and itâs quoted? Maybe I am not understanding properly.
Will keep you posted, it seems that it sometimes works and sometimes it doesnât.
But anyway, I saw another article about malicious extensions, and thatâs another reason why SS should offer registry protection. Seems like these extensions can add themselves to the registry and they wonât show up in Chromiumâs extension manager.
Interesting, maybe itâs time to migrate to Firefox. 
According to StatCounter GlobalStats Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world so is the preferred target for hackers. Other browsers using Google Chrome extensions are affected too if the malicious extension manage to install on them (Microsoft Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, etc.)
It seems that malicious browserâs extensions problem is underrated at the moment as common AVâs arenât able to block them.
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I have been enjoying Firefox lately. 
I used Firefox in the recent past but I noticed that its extensions arenât frequently updated, unlike Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge ones, so many useful Firefox extensions seem a bit abandoned and / or they could stop to work after a browserâs update.
As RasheedHolland wrote above, the registry protection is important. In my opinion you should bring it back, implementing a Enable / Disable switch so SpyShelterâs users can choose if use it or not.
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What I like about Firefox is that you can disable auto-updating of extensions, this feature is missing in Chromium. Quite weird, because new versions of extensions can sometimes turn malicious without a user ever noticing it. And about the article, Iâm not sure if Firefox isnât vulnerable to malicious extensions who install themselves invisibly.
Yes, I remember reading an article how some bad actors were contacting the developers who made certain reasonably popular extensions, and buying them out⌠then putting out updates with bad stuff. Pretty scary!
That might be your casual observation, but sorry, itâs inaccurate on so many levels.
If update intervals is a concern, for addons[dot]mozilla[dot]org (which should be your only source), open an extensionâs Version History > See all versions link.
Iâve been using Firefox in MS Windows exclusively since v0.6 when it was known as Phoenix. It continues be a browser I can bend to my will using a single, incredibly intricate, logical UI - about:config. However, Settings is all that anyone needs to tweak the browser for a personal mainstream experience.
I have seven extensions. AdGuard, (since 2009) Ghostery (since 2010), KeePassXC and LocalCDN that are updated on an irregular as-needed basis (the latter being the most active) but often enough for me to notice and read the changelogs.
Flagfox gets IPv4 & IPv6 address location database updates monthly while there was a code update in December 2023.
Disable JavaScipt and Feed Indicator rarely need any like most simple, single-purpose extensions. Respectively, they were new in 2017 and 2018 with updates needed for Firefox 48.0 and 57.0 in APR 2024 and JAN 2024 and nada since then.
So, there are extensions that arenât frequently updated. There are extensions that are frequently updated. There are extensions that are abandoned but still listed for historical value.
⢠That said and on topic, Registry Protection needs to come back!! Thank you.
Yes exactly, and there isnât anything you could do about it. Thatâs why the ability to disable auto-updating is so important, very weird design choice from the maker of Chromium.
But will you guys bring back the registry monitor? I already explained in this thread how this feature can be made less chatty. And people who really donât need it can always turn it off.
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We are discussing. Sorry for the issue and thanks for your patience on it.
We just did a forum update, can you try now?
So will registry protection come back? I see itâs still being mentioned on the website. And thanks for the forum update, the problem seems to be fixed.
We are still discussing bringing it back⌠not sure yet. It will make SpyShelter more heavy and use more resources, and it will be slightly less stable⌠thatâs one reason we made the poll because it does have its downsidesâŚ