the main root of the computer. Raw sockets, however, have the capability of letting data from the Internet go deep into the core of the computer if the program requires it. The funny thing is that the support of raw sockets is only intended for research purposes and was never intended to be shipped into a mass-marketing product ("DDoS" 6).
             So what is the danger of supporting raw sockets? Microsoft considers the support of raw sockets to be a feature. More features are not always better and this support of raw sockets is more of a threat than a feature. Harmful programs such as Trojans and viruses have wrecked many computers, but with simple changes in their code, these malicious programs can now change the identity of the computer they inhabit and execute an Internet related attack that is totally untraceable ("DDoS" 8). Why would we want these attacks to be traceable? Authorities must
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