Replying: Akamai NetSession - Is this a virus? What is it?

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Can anyone tell me what is Akamai Netsession? Is it Malware?

I was using my computer when I got a Comodo firewall notice telling that netsession_win.exe and installer_uploader.exe are trying to connect to the internet. Both of those files names sound suspicious especially when they just randomly pop up on my firewall. I blocked them both from connecting and looking at my firewall logs since, netsession_win.exe has continually tried to connect to the internet. I have heard of "Akamai" before though and thought they were a legitimate internet company?

{Moderator Note: The consensus is that Akamai Netsession is safe. It's a downloading software used by many big name software companies, as well as some smaller ones.}

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Can anyone tell me what is Akamai Netsession? Is it Malware?

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