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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Oh, please, they all say that. If you have a firewall up and running and you're not using an admin account, then a remote attacker can't control your system. Microsoft still assumes users are thick and clueless; such attitudes annoy me. Some of the security updates have been known to break Windows installations. One user on Windows Annoyances hasn't updated his XP setup in five years, and his PC has never been remotely controlled, so there you go!
I'd like to see anyone try it with my laptop; according to ShieldsUP! it's effectively invisible on the Internet and scored a perfect rating - probably because I use a router. So come on, would-be crackers: bring it! 
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Every time you connect to a Web Site you Open that Shield, I too also always get a True Stealth reading, but once you let code Javascript or anything run on your Pc then you are relying on the MS kernel to protect your system.
It is up to you whether you Update your System, but please do not encourage others not to update critical updates.