Allow applications to use rawsockets
Note This option is not available on Windows 8 and later. The firewall will treat rawsockets in
the same way as ordinary sockets.
Some applications can access a network through rawsockets, which gives them control over all aspects of the data they send over the network.
Malicious applications can exploit rawsockets by faking their IP address or send deliberately corrupt messages.
The firewall sends an alert to the management console, if one is being used, the first time a rawsocket is detected.
To allow applications to access the network through rawsockets: