- Jun 29, 2017
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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!
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