This is an old version of the MacBook - 1983-2011. I am tutoring a GED student and would like her to be able
to access online practice and interactive practice sites. Do I need to download a new anti-virus program?
It's likely that any browser that runs on Snow Leopard (10.6.8) will be unable to access most https Web sites.
After people discovered that the original method used to secure https connections against eavesdropping was not as secure as previously thought, there was a movement to replace it on Web sites and in browsers. I believe (could be mistaken) that the first version of Safari to get the update was in one of the releases of El Capitan.
P.S. - According to MacTracker, a "MacBook 3,1" would be a MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007). You can upgrade that Mac as far as Lion, and no further. It is unlikely that Lion will have any more luck with the Web than Snow Leopard will.
It's likely that any browser that runs on Snow Leopard (10.6.8) will be unable to access most https Web sites.
After people discovered that the original method used to secure https connections against eavesdropping was not as secure as previously thought, there was a movement to replace it on Web sites and in browsers. I believe (could be mistaken) that the first version of Safari to get the update was in one of the releases of El Capitan.
P.S. - According to MacTracker, a "MacBook 3,1" would be a MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007). You can upgrade that Mac as far as Lion, and no further. It is unlikely that Lion will have any more luck with the Web than Snow Leopard will.
Probably not. Unless there websites visited are known to have viruses, the Anti Virus is not really necessary.
The main issue will be whether such an old OS can access the websites.
Thank you!
I have a MacBook 3,1 with OS X 10.6.8 which says the Norton Antivirus is expiring.
