BIOS IS ALTERED AND KEYBOARD REMAPPED WHEN RECEIVING TRADING CARDS

[ICE 9]

I just recently started getting steam trading cards, staring a few days ago.

Today, I noticed that my keyboard was getting remapped somehow. This would occur while I was logged into steam - usually while I was playing a game - requiring me to exit and re-start my computer. Later today, I was able to correlate instances of unauthorized keyboard remapping with the receipt of new steam trading cards.

When I first starting getting trading cards I would get, at most, 1 trading card a day. It did not cause any problems then - I believe because the cards were received while my computer was turned off. Then, yesterday evening, I noticed my keyboard starting to act up while playing a game. I exited the game and reset my computer, but then it got worse.

This evening my keyboard kept getting remapped repeatedly (3 times) during a 2 or 3 hour period. I had to exit from steam to restart my computer each time. That's when I noticed (after the third instance) that I had also received 3 more trading cards during the same 2 or 3 hour period,

I also discovered that my bios settings were being changed, requiring me to reset bios as well.

This has only occurred while I was either playing a game in steam, or while I was AFK (but still logged into steam). It does not occur when I am not logged in to steam.

How do I unsubscribe from trading cards? They have rendered my steam account unusable.

If there is no way to rid my account of this debacle, I will have no choice but to leave steam.

[SVaughan]

That doesn't sound like a Steam thing. You might want to do virus scan of your computer. That to me sounds like your system is compromised.

[Satoru]

Uh note that receiving trading cards isn’t done on your system. That all happens in a database on Steams end. Nothing touches your system when that happens

Sounds more like you have a virus you need to address

[ICE 9]

As of this writing, it has been two hours since I received a steam trading card, and keyboard has NOT been remapped.

Ursprungligen skrivet av SVaughan:

That doesn't sound like a Steam thing. You might want to do virus scan of your computer. That to me sounds like your system is compromised.

Negative. NORTON 360 smart scan reports computer is virus free... ...Proceeding to run full system scan.

[SVaughan]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ICE 9:

As of this writing, it has been two hours since I received a steam trading card, and keyboard has NOT been remapped.

Ursprungligen skrivet av SVaughan:

That doesn't sound like a Steam thing. You might want to do virus scan of your computer. That to me sounds like your system is compromised.

Negative. NORTON 360 quickscan reports computer is virus free... ...Proceeding to run full system scan.

Oh boy. NORTON...I'm not sure how to tell you this, but NORTON is just as bad as McAffee. I take it you have a Windows computer? Use Defender. It comes with your OS. And knows how to check every inch of your system. NORTON doesn't cover everything.

[ICE 9]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Satoru:

Uh note that receiving trading cards isn’t done on your system. That all happens in a database on Steams end. Nothing touches your system when that happens

Sounds more like you have a virus you need to address

Are you an administrator?

Also, see my last comment.

[ICE 9]

Ursprungligen skrivet av SVaughan:

Ursprungligen skrivet av ICE 9:

As of this writing, it has been two hours since I received a steam trading card, and keyboard has NOT been remapped.





Negative. NORTON 360 quickscan reports computer is virus free... ...Proceeding to run full system scan.

Oh boy. NORTON...I'm not sure how to tell you this, but NORTON is just as bad as McAffee. I take it you have a Windows computer? Use Defender. It comes with your OS. And knows how to check every inch of your system. NORTON doesn't cover everything.

OK. I will try that as soon as NORTON full system scan has completed.

Thanx

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ICE 9:

Ursprungligen skrivet av Satoru:

Uh note that receiving trading cards isn’t done on your system. That all happens in a database on Steams end. Nothing touches your system when that happens

Sounds more like you have a virus you need to address

Are you an administrator?

Also, see my last comment.

Are you new to Steam?

Trading Cards nor the Trading Card system have NOTHING to do with your altered BIOS.

[SVaughan]

Ursprungligen skrivet av C²C^Guyver |NZB|:

Ursprungligen skrivet av ICE 9:

Are you an administrator?

Also, see my last comment.

Are you new to Steam?

Trading Cards nor the Trading Card system have NOTING to do with your altered BIOS.

It's being handled. Calm thyself.

[Satoru]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ICE 9:

Negative. NORTON 360 smart scan reports computer is virus free... ...Proceeding to run full system scan.

Honestly that just tells me that you have a virus

Again trading cards are entirely server side. Nothing happens on the client. The client cant alter your bios either.

You have something on your system screwing it up. If you're 'lucky' maybe your BIOS battery is jsut dying.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

The OP is the one who needs to calm down....imagine thinking Steam trading cards can alter your bios. ..lol.

[SVaughan]

Ursprungligen skrivet av C²C^Guyver |NZB|:

The OP is one who needs to calm down....imagine thinking Steam trading cards can alter your bios. ..lol.

Myself and Sato are handling it.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Ursprungligen skrivet av SVaughan:

Ursprungligen skrivet av C²C^Guyver |NZB|:

The OP is one who needs to calm down....imagine thinking Steam trading cards can alter your bios. ..lol.

Myself and Sato are handling it.

Are you aware that these forums are public?

Even the OP thinks it's a virus or he wouldn't be scanning.

[Tristin]

Just because you have anti-virus means nothing if it doesn't catch it. You're pretty much saying, "Hey we got police in our town, so we have 100% no crime in our city". ???? False. You definitely have virus, and you have false sense of security.

If you think you've done it all to fix it, you haven't if its not fixed. Your local network is likely compromised. Network settings and wifi are big factor in that. Update all your stuff. Bottom to top. It'll take lot of your time to fix it.

[SVaughan]

Ursprungligen skrivet av C²C^Guyver |NZB|:

Ursprungligen skrivet av SVaughan:

Myself and Sato are handling it.

Are you aware that these forums are public?

Even the OP thinks it's a virus or he wouldn't be scanning.

He's scanning because I suggested it. Because it makes sense.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

He should've scanned before making this thread. I posted because OP doubted what Satoro said and for the fact that thinking that trading cards have the power to alter bios or any other system setting, is horrendously wrong.