Logged in at internet cafe

[roie_s]

Hello,
Having no choice, I logged into my Steam account in an Internet Cafe. I have downloaded a game I bought, I also bought there a DLC, and played it. When finished, I logged out of my Steam account, but did not delete the game out of time limits.
Now, I know you guys dont recommand to log in to Steam from public computers. But i wanted to play so bad and i am in other country. Assuming the computer is not hacked to record login details, was logging out of my steam enough? I know there is something called Steam guard but I didnt have time to investigate about it. The intenet cafe guys told me not to worry and just logging out of my steam enough. However in the specific cafe i been to, games are not deleted when computers shut down.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

That just means if someone logs in and owns the game then it doesn't have as much downloading/verifying to do before that person can launch it.
The cafe owner can make sure the steam library is wiped of old installs if you want but thats a script that they have to write at the OS level.

[xarvn]

Steam tends to store login data as a convenience feature. You don't want others to be able to access this data. I would, for example, go through the steps in the first comment of the following thread--do these on a secure (non-public) device. This should secure your account. You should also be using Steam Guard which makes your account more secure, though it by no means can prevent security lapses caused by the carelessness of account users.

[ReBoot]

If there's no malware (i.e. Keylogger) then logging out is enough.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Just to be on the safe side, i would personally scan my pc afterwards, and run some malwarebytes to double check. You cannot be too safe nowadays. You could also if you like change your steam password. Again, it does not hurt in this day of scammers to do this kinda stuff.

[roie_s]

Originally posted by xarvn:

Steam tends to store login data as a convenience feature. You don't want others to be able to access this data. I would, for example, go through the steps in the first comment of the following thread--do these on a secure (non-public) device. This should secure your account. You should also be using Steam Guard which makes your account more secure, though it by no means can prevent security lapses caused by the carelessness of account users.

After I logged out, I made sure the app didnt auto fill my login detalis. I do it by typing the first letters of my email and/or password. If the app does not suggest to auto-fill the login details, then I know I am good. Is that what you meant?

[roie_s]

I want to clear out something- every time I am logged in to Steam from the phone (to comment here) it sends me a verification code in the email. Afterwards, Steam sends me an email about a login to my account, and that it was verified by Steam Guard. Is that the Steam Guard people are talking about? Almost sure I was asked a verification code also that night when i logged in the internet cafe.

[roie_s]

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Just to be on the safe side, i would personally scan my pc afterwards, and run some malwarebytes to double check. You cannot be too safe nowadays. You could also if you like change your steam password. Again, it does not hurt in this day of scammers to do this kinda stuff.

But what does it have to do with my computer? It is in another country. I logged in from an internet cafe public computer

[xarvn]

As ReBoot commented, as long as there was no keyboard logger on the computer it should be okay. But that is the problem. There is no way to know because it is impractical to run a complete virus scan at the internet cafe where time is limited. And even if you could, there are hardware devices such as USB "hacking" cables that would not be detected. With the account name, password and Steam Guard code, an attacker would have complete control of your account. They can attack immediately or wait weeks, months or even years to steal whatever valuables you have accumulated. As to your second question, that the verification codes are required and being sent to you means that you have Steam Guard active. Steam Guard is just an extra layer of security.