What other devices can emit an identified wifi signal that my touch can"see"

When I connect my Touch to WiFi, the list of available Wifi networks also show "other devices" in a separated column. One shows up with a cute name of "computer virus X3" and a little skull icon. It's showing itself as having a unlocked signal. What  what can this "Other device" be, if it's not a WiFi router?
Please excuse my ignorance, I've never seen this before.
Thanks, Ron

Yes.  Reset network settings. Head to Settings -> General -> Reset and tap Reset Network Settings.
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