Shared shows an unrecognized user on my network

Hi there,
I recently purchased my first Mac (Macbook Pro) running Leopard. I have a home network currently shared with a PC. In finder under "shared" it shows my PC and I can access the shared files there. But it also shows another user called "user31ad" which I do not recognize. I have tried to connect to it to see what it is but I always get "connection failed". Any ideas what that is? It started showing up at home after a recent trip where I used my Macbook wirelessly in airports and coffee shops. It shows up now with Airport off. It does not show up when looking at the network from my PC. One more thing: I recently had a friend visit and connect to my network with his Macbook Pro. My D-Link router is an older model without wireless. I want to be sure no one else has gained access to my network. I would appreciate any help.

Thanks BD,
It does show up when I select Go->Network. I tried to drag it off the sidebar without success. I assume you mean just click on it and drag it away while holding down the mouse button. It did not move. I was able to drag it from the directory window...but to where?...so I dropped it in the trash. It simply tried to connect as if I had clicked on it and did not move.
Thanks,
MK

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