Instead of risking malware for a 19-year-old program, consider these modern, completely legal audio editors that rival or exceed Sound Forge 8.0’s capabilities.

Sound Forge is proprietary software. Unless it is provided by the developer as a legacy freebie, downloading it from third-party sites often infringes on copyright laws. Modern Alternatives to Sound Forge 8.0

: Provided low-latency monitoring and improved hardware compatibility.

A: Same issues as 8.0, but slightly better VST support. Still not recommended.