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Is it possible to still obtain Mac SAV v8

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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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    I hate to whip a dead horse, but the point, my point, is that this solution you want is not efficacious, it's a placebo. The likelyhood you are going to be hit by malware that version 8 of Sophos doesn't catch or a vulnerability in Flash, Java, or your browser being exploited is exponentially larger than the scenario of being hit by a virus version 8 can identify. It's not about a philosophy of life but statistics.

    About the latest greatest, this Mac I'm writing this in running OS X 10.10.4, OS X latest version, but it was built in 2007, that's 8 years old. Software security is FAR from perfect it's a cat and mouse game, the only way to remain secure is to be in the loop.

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    I hate to whip a dead horse, but the point, my point, is that this solution you want is not efficacious, it's a placebo. The likelyhood you are going to be hit by malware that version 8 of Sophos doesn't catch or a vulnerability in Flash, Java, or your browser being exploited is exponentially larger than the scenario of being hit by a virus version 8 can identify. It's not about a philosophy of life but statistics.

    About the latest greatest, this Mac I'm writing this in running OS X 10.10.4, OS X latest version, but it was built in 2007, that's 8 years old. Software security is FAR from perfect it's a cat and mouse game, the only way to remain secure is to be in the loop.

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