When Firefox is running, IP addresses much appear in the resource monitor to the Win7 taskbar including 93.184.215.73 - that could be malicious. How can I block it?

I noticed a slowdown sometimes in Firefox - checked the Windows 7 Task Manager resource monitor and found a lot of IP addresses - if open only one window of Firefox. So I checked their - most looks legit, but this one certainly has a bad reputation of computer forums: 93.184.215.73. What I want to know is one) how he block in Firefox? It is easy in Internet Explorer. You block just under the protection of personal information and security tabs. (b) why Firefox even running this?
Thank you.
M in Oakland

Moreover, all that promises a free video download or conversion is potentially suspect in my book. As another experiment, you can disable these extensions for a day and see how that affects your traffic. You can do this on the page modules. Either:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or tools) > Add-ons

In the left column, click Extensions. Then, when in doubt, turn off.

Often, a link will appear above at least an extension disabled to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links in the last step.

Note the differences?

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