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    BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A program named "Goolag Scanner" enbales people to use Google to scan websites for security flaws, media reported Monday.

    Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said the software tool based on work done by a hacker using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at its website.

    The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites or Internet domains for weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers, according to CDC.

    The group said it uncovered "some pretty scary holes" through random tests of the tool in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

    CDC advised website operators to use the tool to find and patch vulnerabilities before hackers use it for crime or mischief.

    "If I were a government, a large corporation, or anyone with a large web site, I'd be downloading this beast and aiming it at my site yesterday," CDC spokesman Oxblood Ruffin said.

    (Agencies)