Macbook Air. Another PC which is in the house is listed in my preview

I have just noticed that another PC which is in my house has come up in a list when I am click on the Preview icon on my MacBook Air.
It is under the Shared list where there is alsoBrightbox.
Can anybody tell me how it got there as I didn't add it and how I get rid of it and whether it has access to my MacAir?
Thank you.
Lisa

Thank you, yes I was a bit worried. The other PCs in the house have never come up though just this one. This is a new PC which was bought last week and has just been connected to the network. Would that be the reason it is showing I wonder.
If somebody were to have access to my Mac would I be alerted first e.g., by them requesting a password or access with the request coming to this MacBook Air? Can I look at the PC which is showed in Shared, at the moment the connection fails and it won't connect.
Thank you again.
L

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