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After trying to find a link for football online on a dodgy website, a pop-up appeared saying my flash player was out of date and something started to download. When i looked in finder, i noticed lots of PC's/Macs in shared devices that i did not recognise. Is this anything to worry about?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
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... i noticed lots of PC's/Macs in shared devices that i did not recognise. Is this anything to worry about?
No. It is normal for shared devices on your network to appear under "Shared" in a Finder Sidebar. No action is justified.
In Apple terminology, when a device is "Shared" it is made available to others. If mystery devices appear in the Finder sidebar, it is not an issue that needs any attention. Others have made their devices visible and available. You have not given away anything.
Unknown devices in my shared devices
