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Is it possible to still obtain Mac SAV v8

zoespbf

I have an iMac that is almost 10 years old and I use it for software I depend on. I want to continue using the machine.  It runs OS X 10.4.11.

I have Norton Antivirus installed that was 'retired' in 2011 or 2012--i.e., it's unsupported. 'Unsupported' is about the only AV protection I could hope for. Sophos v8 wasn't retired until last year, so it's newer than I have, and deals with Malware which mine does not.

Despite v8 having been officially retired, would it still be possible to obtain a copy of the most up-to-date installer?

I'm sure Sophos still has the software available, though unsupported. Is there a Sophos ftp site I could go to?

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    Hi Zoespbf,

    I did some asking around to see if there was any way we could help you out with this. What I learned is that even if you "accept the software as is" - unsupported, no updates, etc, under the pretense that 80% of the pie is better than 0% - what's really happening is we're enabling our users to continue using seriously outdated operating systems, which, in our opinion is a big risk.

    Essentially, it's because we don't believe in giving our users a false sense of security, and running AV software that is years and years out of date is just that.

    :1021428
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    Hi Zoespbf,

    I did some asking around to see if there was any way we could help you out with this. What I learned is that even if you "accept the software as is" - unsupported, no updates, etc, under the pretense that 80% of the pie is better than 0% - what's really happening is we're enabling our users to continue using seriously outdated operating systems, which, in our opinion is a big risk.

    Essentially, it's because we don't believe in giving our users a false sense of security, and running AV software that is years and years out of date is just that.

    :1021428
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