Is SteamBacklog.com safe to use?

[Daddy Gibby]

Thinking of using it, but you need to log into your Steam account to access it and I'm not sure if it is safe or not since I just heard of it today.

[Fake]

What exactly is that site for?

[magicISO Sweden]

i would not on any site that says to log in with your steam account use it there is one where you only need to type in your name and you are done but log nope that is not safe at all

[magicISO Sweden]

https://steamdb.info/calculator/ here is the site i am talking about only you steampage url you need and dont need to log in even if it says so in the top right corner

[ReBoot]

It's as safe or not safe as any other third-party site.
Rule of thumb: evil is as evil does. Does the web site do anything scummy? Then it's bad. Does it not? Then it's good.

Asking others to evaluate a site for you is dangerous. There have been in fact cases of sites well-behaving most of the time, but going evil occasionally. People memorizing sites as good or bad, of course, are the willing victims here.

Don't rely on reputation. Go with evil is as evil does, that motto won't fail you.

[Daddy Gibby]

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Asking others to evaluate a site for you is dangerous.

What? No it isn't? Blindly trusting someone's word is dangerous, but there isn't anything wrong in asking. If this was a well known scam site, then someone would have told me and I would have been glad I asked before doing anything. I really don't see what the harm is in asking.

Also, how am I suppose to know if a website is or isn't scummy if I literally just heard of it? That is why I'm asking around, to find out if its scummy or not.

[Fear dot Com]

I mean...you got a fair point. I never heard of the site either, and at least you were smart enough to ask instead of jumping in then making another thread about getting hijacked the next day :P. Personally I'd stay clear of any site wanting me to log in my info just to be safe, at least until someone familiar with that site can shed some light on it.

[The HopelessGamer™]

I have spoken with the owner in the past and and he seemed pretty chill.

My website (Steam wishlist calculator) and Steamladder are partnered with it so in my opinion i would say its safe to use. But as the others have said, be cautious with third party websites.

[ReBoot]

Daddy Gibby eredeti hozzászólása:

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Asking others to evaluate a site for you is dangerous.

What? No it isn't? Blindly trusting someone's word is dangerous, but there isn't anything wrong in asking. If this was a well known scam site, then someone would have told me and I would have been glad I asked before doing anything. I really don't see what the harm is in asking.

Also, how am I suppose to know if a website is or isn't scummy if I literally just heard of it? That is why I'm asking around, to find out if its scummy or not.

And what's if it's not a known scam site, which turns evil someday? You'll go ahead and use it, still thinking it's safe, only to get scammed.

You know if a web site is scummy by the merit of "evil is as evil does". Does it do scummy things? If yes, it's evil. If no, it's safe.

[The HopelessGamer™]

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Daddy Gibby eredeti hozzászólása:

What? No it isn't? Blindly trusting someone's word is dangerous, but there isn't anything wrong in asking. If this was a well known scam site, then someone would have told me and I would have been glad I asked before doing anything. I really don't see what the harm is in asking.

Also, how am I suppose to know if a website is or isn't scummy if I literally just heard of it? That is why I'm asking around, to find out if its scummy or not.

And what's if it's not a known scam site, which turns evil someday?

You know if a web site is scummy by the merit of "evil is as evil does". Does it do scummy things?

Any website, platform, store, shop, person, thing, entity can turn evil. Whether it does or does not is not possible to know before hand. So judge things as best you can.

[kitt]

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Daddy Gibby eredeti hozzászólása:

What? No it isn't? Blindly trusting someone's word is dangerous, but there isn't anything wrong in asking. If this was a well known scam site, then someone would have told me and I would have been glad I asked before doing anything. I really don't see what the harm is in asking.

Also, how am I suppose to know if a website is or isn't scummy if I literally just heard of it? That is why I'm asking around, to find out if its scummy or not.

And what's if it's not a known scam site, which turns evil someday? You'll go ahead and use it, still thinking it's safe, only to get scammed.

You know if a web site is scummy by the merit of "evil is as evil does". Does it do scummy things? If yes, it's evil. If no, it's safe.

who says Valve doesn't turn evil and won't sell your Data? what about your Bank? what about your Landlord?
Also why you piss on someone who asks for opinion is beyond me..

Is funny how you always want to have the moral high ground even when it means that you sotp thinking logical.





anyway, Site seems to use the normal Steam Login so you don't have to enter your password or User name.
Obviously is will always be a low percentage of risk involved.

[ReBoot]

kitt eredeti hozzászólása:

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

And what's if it's not a known scam site, which turns evil someday? You'll go ahead and use it, still thinking it's safe, only to get scammed.

You know if a web site is scummy by the merit of "evil is as evil does". Does it do scummy things? If yes, it's evil. If no, it's safe.

who says Valve doesn't turn evil and won't sell your Data? what about your Bank? what about your Landlord?

Valve, banks and landlords got physical presence and can be sued. Some "log in with Steam" site doesn't. If a site's proprietor decides to cash in on the trust earned over years, there's nothing you can do except cutting your losses.

That said, I dont trust banks nor landlords blindly either. You got a point here, reputation systems IRL are flawed, as they are online. That's why you should not solely rely on others giving cred, you should always employ own skepticism. Online and, as you pointed out, IRL.

[crunchyfrog]

Daddy Gibby eredeti hozzászólása:

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Asking others to evaluate a site for you is dangerous.

What? No it isn't? Blindly trusting someone's word is dangerous, but there isn't anything wrong in asking. If this was a well known scam site, then someone would have told me and I would have been glad I asked before doing anything. I really don't see what the harm is in asking.

Also, how am I suppose to know if a website is or isn't scummy if I literally just heard of it? That is why I'm asking around, to find out if its scummy or not.

No, you did right in asking. That IS the correct thing to do - they perhaps worded it wrongly though.


I'd take people's advice here, especially Reboot's - ALWAYS assume the worst. Assume that EVERY single site out there is potentially suspicious. You can always ask here, as you've done, or you can simply remember the basics like:
Don't log in on the site at all, and view it without doing that (or leave),
Don't click on links that people send you and Googel if there's issues with the site they link.

kitt eredeti hozzászólása:

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

And what's if it's not a known scam site, which turns evil someday? You'll go ahead and use it, still thinking it's safe, only to get scammed.

You know if a web site is scummy by the merit of "evil is as evil does". Does it do scummy things? If yes, it's evil. If no, it's safe.

who says Valve doesn't turn evil and won't sell your Data? what about your Bank? what about your Landlord?
Also why you piss on someone who asks for opinion is beyond me..

Is funny how you always want to have the moral high ground even when it means that you sotp thinking logical.





anyway, Site seems to use the normal Steam Login so you don't have to enter your password or User name.
Obviously is will always be a low percentage of risk involved.

Because it's horses for courses. Banks, big companies and so on have repercussions and regulations. Repercussions mean ♥♥♥♥ will REALLY hit the fan if they try something. Regulation means they get slapped hard if they do, and possibly even have to compensate users.

So no, not at all like the same thing.

[Count_Dandyman]

Hmm my attempt to go to the address asked about in the op just took me to a domain selling site so I'm going to guess that its a big no.

Of course steam-backlog.com does exist and uses the system where you can one click login if your browser is signed in on the official Steam site so seems fine.