So I just got home, turn on the computer; and usually logins by itself on steam. It said fail to connect steam servers. Also, the Rockstar Game Social Club can't login either. But somehow I can manage to use firefox fine. Could someone please help!!! Thanks in advance!
Connection Problem, maybe virus.
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Sometimes the steam servers get overloaded with people trying to connect or DL stuff. Just make sure steam is closed and manual connect in a few minutes. I recommend you disable the auto start feature on steam when you boot into your OS. If you ever get hit with malware of some kind the startup programs is sometimes items they will target. Also the less autostart programs you have the faster the boot process will be.
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I seemed to have this problem, i started on like that, and an ISP failed, so i had to go to the website, log and then it worked.
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A virus blocking Steam. Odd. Well, anyway, glad to see it's fixed.
The only way I can think of this happening is by viewing malware infested sites. By this occurance, I mean specifically looking for steam hacks, hacked steam games,bots, etc. Those sites specificaly target the steam client or steam games. The site distributes hacks or hacked games will more then likely have malware incorporated to steal your legit steam account. I am not accusing anyone here of doing such things but I am explaining how such things most commonly occur. The other way for this to occur is the virus isnt from a steam hack but rather targets download manager clients of many different varities.(FTP,game clients,auto updaters,and chat software to name a few)
For future knowledge to everyone. Use a virus scanner, keep it up to date, and scan regularly. Do not view malware sites, do not click on ad banners unless you know they are legit and safe. Do not share usernames and passwords to anything. Best of all, start to educate yourself on better and safer computer and internet usage.
