Removing a computer from the List of Authorized computers

Mattio Jul 22, 2013 @ 7:49pm

Click Steam > Settings
Click Manage Steam Guard Account Security. Tick the "deauthorise all" box and continue.
Unfortunately you have to do all PC's together, rather than select which ones (If you have more than 1).

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Lina Inverse Jul 22, 2013 @ 7:50pm

Steam->Settings->Account->Manage Steam Guard Account Security, tick Deauthorized all computer now then ok. Well that the only way i know to remove old computer.

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lagrangewei Sep 4, 2021 @ 12:21am

why is steam so lousy that it doesn't show a list? how do I know if I been hacked this way?

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Supafly Sep 4, 2021 @ 12:49am

Originally posted by lagrangewei:
why is steam so lousy that it doesn't show a list? how do I know if I been hacked this way?

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below

Last edited by Supafly; Sep 4, 2021 @ 12:57am

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luckz Sep 4, 2021 @ 12:52am

Originally posted by lagrangewei:
why is steam so lousy that it doesn't show a list? how do I know if I been hacked this way?

https://store.steampowered.com/account/managedevices

https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/MachineAuthName

https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/SteamLoginHistory

It's not that hard to get this information.

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W@NTED Dec 30, 2022 @ 7:19pm

Originally posted by Supafly:
Originally posted by lagrangewei:
why is steam so lousy that it doesn't show a list? how do I know if I been hacked this way?

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below

They can get hacked. I sent a Trade offer to my friend and he accepted but the item was awarded to a scammer later it show in history that i declined that trade which didn't.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Dec 30, 2022 @ 7:42pm

Originally posted by W@NTED:
Originally posted by Supafly:

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below
They can get hacked. I sent a Trade offer to my friend and he accepted but the item was awarded to a scammer later it show in history that i declined that trade which didn't.

Your account was hijacked, not hacked. You were already told this in your own thread from today.

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Supafly Dec 31, 2022 @ 1:50am

Originally posted by W@NTED:
Originally posted by Supafly:

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below
They can get hacked. I sent a Trade offer to my friend and he accepted but the item was awarded to a scammer later it show in history that i declined that trade which didn't.

1. Don't hijack a 1 year old thread with incorrect data. You clearly have NOT read the thread. YOUR account was HIJACKED not hacked. The hijacker manipulated your trade. It cancel the trade then sent another trade to an account made to LOOK like your friend. All within a few seconds so you didn't notice. You then IGNORED/MISSED the warning telling you the intended target was NOT a friend and confirmed the trade.

That was all done due to hijacking. 0 hacking was involved. Really need to educate yourself on matters after they've happened to you or you'll never learn how to prevent it from happening again

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J4MESOX4D Dec 31, 2022 @ 2:02am

Originally posted by W@NTED:
Originally posted by Supafly:

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below
They can get hacked. I sent a Trade offer to my friend and he accepted but the item was awarded to a scammer later it show in history that i declined that trade which didn't.

No. You gave your credentials to a phishing site and your account became hijacked that way. You were told this in the other.

If I give away my house keys to a thief and they enter my property and steal my possessions, I can't then say that they broke in. Thinking you were 'hacked' means you avoid personal responsibility for your own negligence.

Also try not to necro any other threads that are 7+ years old.

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W@NTED Dec 31, 2022 @ 4:34am

Originally posted by Supafly:
Originally posted by W@NTED:
They can get hacked. I sent a Trade offer to my friend and he accepted but the item was awarded to a scammer later it show in history that i declined that trade which didn't.
1. Don't hijack a 1 year old thread with incorrect data. You clearly have NOT read the thread. YOUR account was HIJACKED not hacked. The hijacker manipulated your trade. It cancel the trade then sent another trade to an account made to LOOK like your friend. All within a few seconds so you didn't notice. You then IGNORED/MISSED the warning telling you the intended target was NOT a friend and confirmed the trade.

That was all done due to hijacking. 0 hacking was involved. Really need to educate yourself on matters after they've happened to you or you'll never learn how to prevent it from happening again

I now remember a warning which i got before trading which warned thats it's not a friend. God I ignored it. Is there any way steam support gonna help retrieve the items. They were worth so much!

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J4MESOX4D Dec 31, 2022 @ 5:58am

Originally posted by W@NTED:
Originally posted by Supafly:
1. Don't hijack a 1 year old thread with incorrect data. You clearly have NOT read the thread. YOUR account was HIJACKED not hacked. The hijacker manipulated your trade. It cancel the trade then sent another trade to an account made to LOOK like your friend. All within a few seconds so you didn't notice. You then IGNORED/MISSED the warning telling you the intended target was NOT a friend and confirmed the trade.

That was all done due to hijacking. 0 hacking was involved. Really need to educate yourself on matters after they've happened to you or you'll never learn how to prevent it from happening again
I now remember a warning which i got before trading which warned thats it's not a friend. God I ignored it. Is there any way steam support gonna help retrieve the items. They were worth so much!

No https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3B6E-B322-2400-8D24

Should've paid very close attention to the trade window as the information was there, you read it and still ignored it.

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Supafly Mar 27, 2023 @ 1:02am

Originally posted by Kreezio:
Originally posted by Supafly:

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below

a malwere isn't considered hacking?

Honestly I never really considered Malware hacking as it's mainly finding weaknesses in people not weaknesses in code. Least not all malware. In this case I consider hacking accounts is exploiting weaknesses in the accounts platform code to gain access. On Steam way too many users say they/steam got hacked when the User themselves logged in to a phishing website giving a hijacker their login data, Nothing was hacked.

Nowadays when I say Steam didn't get hacked that's why. No one is exploiting weaknesses in Steams code. Malware may be exploiting weaknesses in a users system but it's more likely any Malware is just accessing data that is freely available to it without exploiting a single weakness in code. The only thing it exploits is the user that downloads and allows the Malware to run in the first place

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J4MESOX4D Mar 27, 2023 @ 1:10am

Originally posted by Kreezio:
Originally posted by Supafly:

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below

a malwere isn't considered hacking?

Hacking exploits a vulnerability in the platform/code. Malware exploits stupidity of the user to put it bluntly. People that use the team 'my account got hacked' gives the impression that the problem is Steam and not something they've done, so in many cases they may not proceed safely and securely. In some instances, they may continue compromised and get hit again down the line.

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14sirs Sep 9, 2023 @ 1:44am

Is there any way to get the IPs of the accounts that have logged oon?

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Mahatma Gandhi Sep 19, 2023 @ 2:03am

Originally posted by Supafly:
Originally posted by lagrangewei:
why is steam so lousy that it doesn't show a list? how do I know if I been hacked this way?

Because Steam accounts DO NOT get hacked. They may get hijacked but not hacked. Hacking requires exploiting weaknesses in code where as hijacking is when a user voluntarily gives a stranger access. Normally by trying to login on dodgy phishing websites to trade, gamble, vote a team or whatever else.

Consider this Steam shows a list. Someone gets hijacked because they used a phishing website. The hijacker, not hacker, can then view that information just select all devices that is not theirs. You're locked out and can't get access at all. Yet their device is still allowed.

Disable all kicks them all out so that you and only you can log back in

EDIT: Just to clarify I'm talking about a list for de-authorising not the lists posted by Luckz below

So this happened to me, now i know its Hijacking! is changing my password and deauthorising all my computers enough to resolve this?

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