Why are al these strange Screen Shares appearing in Finder?!?

I am suddenly seeing 5-6 strange Computers listed in Finder as screen shares.
Where are they coming from? How can I disable? It is very unsettling to say the least.
Anybody?
Thanks!

Do you have your firewall enabled? Do so. (On general principals.) See http://www.avolio.com/weblog/security/InternetSafety.html
Somes they are "ghosts" from the last time you were connected to a public network.
Certainly the questions others have asked are relevant, too. You should be benind a router doing NAT and some basic firewalling, also.
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