https://itus.accessinnov.com/FIRMWARE-Itus-Shield-v2-tp2014p2047.html
Hi Grommish,
I'm not sure that you had completely the wrong idea.. The Shield was originally advertised on Kickstarter as more of a "set & forget" style of appliance - i.e. one that handled automatic rule updates, etc - without needing to regularly login or tweak. I'd guess that like myself, many of who's left only started down the tinkering route out of necessity once Itus shut down.
So personally, given that I've got a replacement device on pre-order to (hopefully) serve the original purpose, I'm unlikely to be doing too much more development. But if there was a router image with some form of reasonably stable self-updating security rules - DNS, Snort, or other firewall - then I'd be happy to install & use it, help with feedback & testing. Ad-block would be a bonus, but not necessary.
That said, out of who's left, you've probably got a higher proportion with more tinker passion left than me ;) so hopefully they'll reply too.
You've been doing brilliant work with the Shield to get it to this point - far beyond what I'd know how to do with my limited linux navigation skills - so I hope you can keep it going!