Steam deck concerns

[Amadeus1150]

So I bought a steam deck off of my friend cause he decided to buy a rog ally he told me he emulated a bunch of games but he got the roms online from the roms reddit mega thread and vimms lair. How likely is it that the steam deck may have gotten a virus from there cause I do notice a couple of weird things. Particularly the steam button sometimes I have to press it a couple of times and the os menu has pretty visible lag. He's only had it for like 2 weeks.

[OddOod]

The odds that someone has made a virus that runs on SteamOS is low. 
You can factory reset it if you're worried.

[Amadeus1150]

11 minutes ago, OddOod said:

The odds that someone has made a virus that runs on SteamOS is low. 
You can factory reset it if you're worried.

I see I guess what I'm asking is there some way to check for viruses on the deck?

[Yannic5]

just do a factory reset - if there was a virus on it (the chances are VERY slim) you would not be able to find it without a lot of linux experience

[Amadeus1150]

17 minutes ago, Angusticlavii said:

just do a factory reset - if there was a virus on it (the chances are VERY slim) you would not be able to find it without a lot of linux experience

I did want to keep the emulated games as they are quite fun so would I just need to remove the micro SD card to keep them?

[Avocado Diaboli]

1 hour ago, Amadeus1150 said:

I did want to keep the emulated games as they are quite fun so would I just need to remove the micro SD card to keep them?

If the ROMS contain malware, resetting the device and keeping the infected files on the device only leads to repeat infections. Just reformat the SD card and factory reset the device. If you really crave pirated ROMs, you'll probably be able to find a way to get them.

[Amadeus1150]

2 hours ago, Avocado Diaboli said:

If the ROMS contain malware, resetting the device and keeping the infected files on the device only leads to repeat infections. Just reformat the SD card and factory reset the device. If you really crave pirated ROMs, you'll probably be able to find a way to get them.

I see my whole thing is I don't know if there even is a virus. It's just a concern

 My games run well and there doesn't seem to be anything besides that steam os is a little buggy here and there.

[BeefSupreme]

27 minutes ago, Amadeus1150 said:

I see my whole thing is I don't know if there even is a virus. It's just a concern

 My games run well and there doesn't seem to be anything besides that steam os is a little buggy here and there.

My Steam Deck software is a bit fidgety from time-to-time, I don't think that's completely abnormal. Honestly, I would be flabbergasted if malware for SteamOS existed yet (AND was implemented in ROM files, which I'd say most people typically use on Windows still). Have you switched to Desktop Mode and made sure that everything is up-to-date since you got it? Could just be a potential software patch it's missing.

[Amadeus1150]

58 minutes ago, BeefSupreme said:

My Steam Deck software is a bit fidgety from time-to-time, I don't think that's completely abnormal. Honestly, I would be flabbergasted if malware for SteamOS existed yet (AND was implemented in ROM files, which I'd say most people typically use on Windows still). Have you switched to Desktop Mode and made sure that everything is up-to-date since you got it? Could just be a potential software patch it's missing.

Yes I've gone there and it's usually just updates for the emulators