xp security vulnerabilities?

From: joe (joe_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:16:47 +1000

OK - please don't flame me for a newbie dumbass question but I have been
searching the net for a while now without finding a clear answer to the
following, and I am hoping you can help.
I have recently changed from Win98SE to WinXP corp pro, running Norton
Internet Security 2003. Under Win98 I had Atguard and BlackIce running in
addition to NIS and I came up undetected at every security test site I could
find. I understand that WinXP has some (many?) holes and was wondering:
1. How important is it to install the SP's from MS, and what "surprises"
should I expect from them?
2. What additional software should I have and/or what settings should I
change in WinXP to be invisible on the net?
3. Does Steve Gibson know what he's talking about or not?

I have also recently changed from dial-up to DSL, hence my increased
concern.

TIA

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