A new potential threat that could exacerbate this problem may come with the release of Windows XP. This new version of Windows will be aimed at corporate AND consumer markets. The potential threat involves the inclusion of fully supported raw sockets with Windows XP and the reality that it will eventually be installed on millions of unsophisticated home-user’s computers in the near future. Some feel that this will make it much easier for a hacker to spoof an IP address and perform Denial of Service attacks that will be more difficult to trace. Others feel that the availability of full raw sockets will make it possible to create more powerful features in the new version of Windows.
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