Is my Mac being hacked ?

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Hi,

I went to sent an email attachment and under 'Devices' I found 'Shared' a computer called Thompson. - whats all this about has someone hacked into my computer?

I have tried to delete this but it's all greyed out. please can someone tell me how I delete it

Many thanks.

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First under devices are you referring to Finder or iTunes and second is there anyone else sharing your dwelling that has access to your computer ?
 
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LOL

I once thought I was getting stalked by a Mr Belkin.
 

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Not likely. Your Mac will add computers to the sidebar that are sharing resources on your network. If you're on a private network at home (you're connecting to a router), it's probably another computer in your house that has a shared folder (folders).
 
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Thanks for all your replies. I live in flats in York, UK but no one else has access to my router or computer so i'm a bit confused. It comes up in Finder by the way.

Many thanks
 
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If you checked the link in jrams post, then it could be the name that is assigned to your router or hub... In fact that is exactly what the op of the post had.. Ie BT home hub
 

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