Battle Stick with Defender or move to CCAV for sandbox

[SirValence]

Hey everyone! Long time reader, first time poster. I've been happy with Defender/SmartScreen. However, I'm interested in the lightweight AV along with an additional sandbox provided by CCAV. I'm most interested in keeping a light and snappy system, especially on my somewhat under powered laptop. Defender seems to run pretty light on my stuff for the most part. I also tested CCAV for a short time. The first thing I noticed was a lag in Windows 10 startup (don't have Creators Update yet). I also noticed significant lag in connecting to a machine over RDP as well as launching heavier applications and games. Could this be CCAV "learning"? I do notice marginal gains in app launching after a little while.. but those darn RDP connections..... I'm an educated user who practices safe computing habits along with the essential, popular Chromium browser extensions. Would I still be "safe" to continue using Defender given the newer style drive-by and ransomware threats? Or should I move over to CCAV and give up a bit of responsiveness for a light AV along with sandbox? I have no problem with a chatty AV and I'm familiar with Comodo as I've used their firewall on and off in years past. Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[Rengar]

If you are happy with WD why change it
If you want a change i suggest you CF with c's settings.

 

[SirValence]

Thanks! I actually tried CF with Cruelsister's settings and at first, I loved it. However, I noticed a few FPS lags on my gaming rig while playing some games. This was indeed a while ago and was actually wondering if that problem is still around with regard to CAV/CF.

 

[brod56]

I highly recommend you to post your full Security Configuration in the forums so as to get an accurate answer for your questions.