Strange User account called "other" appeared

Hi there,
I've got a question.
Since several weeks when I start my mac and type my account password I can see an user account called "other" (andere in German/using OS X in German)
I never created such an user account but it's there.
When I try to open the user account it asks me for a name and a password.
Could somebody tell me where this account comes from?
Thanks:-)

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