Intrusion alert notification every time I come to IMDB v2.0

what browser are you using?

What is everyone's obsession with Mozilla Firefox. That's your problem right there.

Both IP addresses trace back to Akamai Technologies which provides cloud services.

I would not worry about it. It's unlikely some hacker is targeting you specifically especially if your more of the average person like the rest of us.

I am using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (i.e. build 16299.xx (which was released Oct 17th)) and the built in Windows Defender Anti-Virus along with RansomFree (i.e. ransomfree.cybereason.com/ ; which is free software that specifically blocks Ransomware as it does not rely on definition updates like typical anti-virus software does to detect malicious activity but instead detects it based on the way it behaves. it claims it can block 99.9%+ of Ransomware) and chances are ill be fine. just be careful on what you install on your computer etc as that alone should keep your chances of a virus infection and the like to a minimum. but i like to have that extra protection from Ransomware because while i probably won't get hit with it, it's nice having that extra layer of security and it takes minimal resources on your system with RansomFree. basically Ransomware is one thing i definitely would not want to get hit with because it locks down basically all of your files and forces you to either lose the data or pay the $$$ to get them back pretty much.

with Firewalls... the built in Windows 10 one is good enough. plus, i am behind a router which is a hardware firewall.

deembastille

One could argue the other way around in that since Chrome is the dominate browser it will be more targeted by shady people. kinda like how people say Linux is more secure than Windows but i am confident that's largely because Windows is used by the vast majority of people so not many even care to target Linux in the first place. so it's security through obscurity with Linux.

either way, i would not expect whether someone uses Chrome/Firefox or a browser by Microsoft to be any significant difference between the two in your general safety online. chances are if you get infected it's user error (i.e. they let something run that they should not have) a large portion of the time.

also, no one is really obsessed with Firefox because Chrome is the dominate browser by a solid margin. Firefox only has about 7-10% of the browser market where as Chrome has roughly 50%. so those still using Firefox are likely using it because they like it more than Chrome, like myself basically.

p.s. for the record... I use Pale Moon x64 for my browser which is pretty much a Firefox variant.