Unknown names under the shared section on my itunes, help!

Yesteday i opened my itunes and i found three unknown account names like "Sam's itunes" under the shared section and when i clicked them it could listen to all of their music. I thought restarting my computer would help but i didnt do anything. Today when i opened my itunes more names appear and when i try to dissconnect it doesnt work. Why is this happening and how do i stop it? im scared people are able to get my information. Btw i live in a dorm at school, so im not sure if this is affecting it or not.
Thank you!

You are seeing libraries your neighbors have made available for sharing on your local WiFi network. If you don't want to see them, go to the iTunes menu > Preferences > General and uncheck "Shared libraries". To share your own library, select iTunes > Preferences > Sharing. It should be off unless you have turned it on. You can share your whole library or just certain playlists. You can share it openly or require a password. Give the password to those you want to share with. Note that sharing is not the sasme as home sharing. While your computer is on and iTunes is open, others in your network can play your shared items, but can’t import shared items into their libraries.
Go to the iTunes Help menu and type sharing in the search box if you want more details.

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polishedstaple wrote:
Today I noticed a PC computer icon showing up under the "Shared" section of the finder. The computer name was brn_921bc1. I immediately went into System Preferences and turned off file sharing. Is it really that easy for a PC hacker to come into my computer? Please help, as this seems to be a huge security threat.
Thanks!!
I doubt this is a hacker but you do seem to have an insecure setup. If you have your computer connected directly to a cable modem then you are essentially on a shared subnet with lots of other people Most of them aren't hackers -- probably none of them are. But this situation does leave you vulnerable which is why many people prefer to place a router in between their cable modem and their computer even if they are only connecting a single mac or pc to the internet.
My first suggestion is that you turn on your Mac's firewall immediately. Open your System Preferences and type "firewall" in the search box. Hit return. When the firewall screen opens select "Allow only essential services". You should do this before you finish reading this thread.
My next suggestion is to buy what's called a NAT router and stick it in between your cable modem and your mac as soon as practical. This will give you a far more secure setup than you can get with a software firewall alone. If you need help setting it up, come back here and I'm sure you can find the advice you need.

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And if there is another computer under "Shared", does it mean that computer can see what I'm doing or something?
Also, since it said it failed to connect, that computer wasn't connected to mine, right?
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So this unknown is using my network because of my insecure wireless router, but it's not like that device can look into my account?
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Hello all,
today I encountered a very strange thing on my iMac running Leopard.
Under the shared section in my sidebar of my harddrive window I see a computer screen icon with the name "-7ea1". Please see a screenshot here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superfrunny/3419224364
When I right click and view info - it says that this is a PC-Server and has an icon from an old PC Monitor with a Bluescreen. See here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superfrunny/3419239210
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For example, if you connect to a network with shared PCs those PCs will remain listed in the sidebar even after you've disconnected and have connected to another network.
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Processor 2 x 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 6 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
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In my Finder window the Shared Section is missing. Its even checked under Finder>Preferences>Sidebar. Do I need to edit something in my Library. If so, what file? in what folder? I rebooted, reset, etc to no avial.
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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
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