Australia's largest online bargain shopping site, DealsDirect.com.au, was blacklisted by Google and major internet browsers today after it was found to be hosting malware.

The site sells a broad range of goods including kitchen items, furniture, computers, electronics, jewellery, tools, fitness equipment, alcohol, manchester, musical instruments and toys.

The malware warning presented to people who tried to visit DealsDirect.com.au today.

People visiting the site using Firefox, Google Chrome and newer versions of Internet Explorer were warned that “visiting this site may harm your computer” because it “appears to host malware”.

Visitors who tried accessing the site via Google's search engine were also prevented from entering by a malware warning.