I got hijacked, got my items back, I wanna be more secure

Hey all, a couple weeks ago I was hijacked, and I did get my items recovered (most of them were not sold on the market or traded away, so most of them aren't duplicated)

(I would really appreciate if you guys read this and helped, I just wanna stay safe).

I really wanted to make my steam account as secure as possible after this. So I changed my password to be more than 20 characters long. I also setup a phone number and mobile authorization, so to login from a new location I have to insert a special code that changes every 30 seconds that is only seen on my mobile phone (I think that's pretty awesome). I also locked my account and then regained access through steam support.

I ran malwarebytes (recommended by steam support) and it detected the malware and removed it. I also scanned any other device that I have logged into my steam account with (basically just my laptop) and did a whole cleanup.

My PC is clean and has no malware, I created the best steam security, but I still don't feel safe.

In 5 days, I will be able to use the market, trade, etc. And I am worried that the hijacker is still able to access my account, and will take the items again when I am able to trade/buy stuff from the market. And steam support doesn't return items a second time.

So, I wanted some suggestions on how I can make my account/computer more secure so this doesn't happen again.

For example, would adding characters like "*&#*!" make it harder for the hijacker to break in?

Thanks so much for reading, I appreciate your time.

P.S: Here is 2 profiles, the first is the account that the hijacker used to talk to me, and the second was the account that actually stole the items.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198063300816
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198211447213

P.S.S: I plan to report both profiles to Steam Rep. I have screenshots of the chat log and the trade history, but there is no proof that the 2 accounts were ever connected. But, it seems they are because of the timing of all this happening.
Is this enough proof to get them both marked on SteamRep? Or only one?

yeah i did the mobile stuff, im hesitant to change my email but ill consider it.

Here some guides to get you on the way:

http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/suggestions-to-secure-your-computer-windows.82604/
http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/general-e-mail-security-considerations.17308/
http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/how-to-recover-from-a-hijack.86363/ (is getting old, needs a lot of work)

Gentleman neglected to mention the importance of not clicking links.

These are two great rescources available on /r/GlobalOffensivecommon about common scams and how to avoid them:

• Common scams and how to avoid them part 1
• Common scams and how to avoid them part 2

Congratulations on getting your items back, that must be a major relief! Best of luck in your future trades and stay safe!

- schmed

he wanted to protect himself from hijacks... the common scams aren't hijacks...

(didn't read those yet, prolly hijacks are also part of it, but I had more specific advice in mind when I posted the above.)

tha

nks man

made a new email just for steam, thanks for the advice, i really appreciate it!