Is steamrep website safe

[Omen]

I accidentally clicked it on another post, am i ok? Also just wondering if I were to login in to it, would i be ok?

[rawWwRrr]

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lets say i did login, wouldnt i be hijacked already? i clicked the link like 3 hours ago

I need an answer, I'm worried even tho nothings happened yet and the third party login is clear

Plus I've seen rawrr alot on the forums, he seems trustworthy (he is the one I clicked the link from but still)

I guess I didn't explain it well enough in the other thread.

SteamRep hasn't had a history of being malicious, but again it is not a Steam affiliated website so I can't say with absolute certainty that it is "legit" even if I'd like to because it would place a false sense of security on it. The "sign in through Steam" feature it has is the same as other sites have and as long as you've taken the steps as I outlined in my other response then you should be fine, which it sounds like you did anyway.

[Omen]

Thanks for the reply, yea login history third party is clear so I assume I'm ok

[Omen]

Good to know it's not malicious

[Joke]

The third party login history only contains legitimate logins.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/ThirdPartyLogins

Scam sites fake logins will never show up there,

[Omen]

Hmm well from what I've heard, steamrep is credible and nothing is there plus if I did login into a scam site, wouldn't I be instantly logged out?

[Omen]

It's probably been said here that im alright but I wanna know, let's say I did login to a scam site, would I be logged out immediately? Nothings happened in over 15 hours so I assume there's nothing to worry about

Also would the login history say a different country and whatnot? Idk im just paranoid, rough year sorry for sounding like a clown

[ReBoot]

You should understand what phishing is. A phishing site faking another site isn't trustworthy by definition, even if (and specially if) the model site is. SteamCommunity.com is trustworthy, a phishing site posing as SteamCommunity.com isn't.

Same goes for SteamRep. Even if it is trustworthy in of itself, a phishing site posing as it isn't.

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It's probably been said here that im alright but I wanna know, let's say I did login to a scam site, would I be logged out immediately? Nothings happened in over 15 hours so I assume there's nothing to worry about

No, there's cases of phishers keeping accounts on the backburner for weeks.

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Also would the login history say a different country and whatnot? Idk im just paranoid, rough year sorry for sounding like a clown

Maybe yes, maybe no. While the cliche of "Russian hackers" got a tidbit of truth to it, it's not guaranteed to be from another country.

[Omen]

Well am i ok then seeing as i didnt acttually login? just clicked it and 3rd party sites are clear

[ReBoot]

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Well am i ok then seeing as i didnt acttually login? just clicked it and 3rd party sites are clear

All those horror stories about getting an account hijacked just after clicking a link are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Well, technically, drive-by malware infections are a thing but practically, they're not for a couple years now.

Now, it's about fools interacting with the web site in some way. Be it "logging into" a phishing site or download & install malware. A while ago, when malware was the #1 vector, I wondered just how demented people can be. Like, how in the everloving ♥♥♥♥ can someone not remember downloading & running something?

I think, it's an intentional omission devised by fools to make themselves look like innocent victims rather than, y'know, fools who done a mistake they could have avoided.

With all of this out of the way, unless you intentionally configure your browser to be insecure, clicking links does absolutely nothing.

[Omen]

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You should understand what phishing is. A phishing site faking another site isn't trustworthy by definition, even if (and specially if) the model site is. SteamCommunity.com is trustworthy, a phishing site posing as SteamCommunity.com isn't.

Same goes for SteamRep. Even if it is trustworthy in of itself, a phishing site posing as it isn't.

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It's probably been said here that im alright but I wanna know, let's say I did login to a scam site, would I be logged out immediately? Nothings happened in over 15 hours so I assume there's nothing to worry about

No, there's cases of phishers keeping accounts on the backburner for weeks.

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Also would the login history say a different country and whatnot? Idk im just paranoid, rough year sorry for sounding like a clown

Maybe yes, maybe no. While the cliche of "Russian hackers" got a tidbit of truth to it, it's not guaranteed to be from another country.

Lets say something about this backburner thing, anyway to check? also tysm for some relief

[ReBoot]

Did you "log into" the site?

[Omen]

No i did not, as there were no logins on third party and recent login history

[Omen]

all i can recall was clicking the sign in to steam button but never entering any details, never recalled ever entering steam guard or account details so i should be ok, still nothing on the histories and anything and i deauthorized all devices

[Omen]

So i hope im alright, very paranoid rn

[ReBoot]

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No i did not, as there were no logins on third party and recent login history

That's good. However, I recommend remembering what you're doing yourself, not relying on someone else remembering for you.

The problem with paranoia is, it clouds your judgement. Caution, the level-headed stance, is a way better advisor. Even more so with paranoia erring on the side of being over-restrictive. Like that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ advice often given: don't "befriend" people you don't know, don't click on unknown links. Yeah, sure but how in the everloving ♥♥♥♥ are you going to, y'know, do ANYTHING on the internet when restricting yourself to only sites you know? How are you EVER going to learn of a useful site?

Exactly, no-how. It's like telling people to stay at home 24/7 in order not to get mugged. Sure, with home-officeable jobs and food delivery, it's actually a viable option. Such a life would be somewhat of a living hell though, it's better to go outside and then stay away from dark alleys at night (and maybe day, depending on where you live). Instead of pretty much walling oneself in, go out & exercise healthy caution.

It's the same online. Instead of buying into paranoia, healthy caution is a way better long-term solution. Especially since the paranoia of not clicking unknown sites won't protect from phishing anyway...