My computer is acting weird [active-x /adobe flash player]?

Question

So right now, almost everywhere I go to, there's something that pops up and says "Click to run an Active-X control on this web page". I have to do that everytime just about.

And I noticed some of the web sites I go on, like here for example, some parts are missing. Like on myspace, where the music player is suppose to be, it says

"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player."

I clicked the link and it says I have the latest version of Java, and I can't download Macromedia because nothing pops up for me to install. My dad says I have the latest version, I think.
And also I can't click on some links.

The myspace music players were working not too long ago.

*****And I can't read my yahoo email for some reason. The whole page is fine, except for the message- which is completely blank. So I cant see what people wrote.

And I dont see a link to answer questions.

I have Internet Explorer 7.0 but I had problems before I go it. It's been around 2 weeks since I got these problems.

Answer 1

tools, options, security tab, loosen up your securty a little.
tools, options, advanced tab, restore defualts

this will work in IE6. I'm not sure of the location for these settings in IE7

Answer 2

It is probably a bug. You can clean it up with Ad-Aware (lavasoft.com)- I highly recommend this program. Or some other free virus/malware remover program you can find.

Also, did you download something your not telling us about, or changed any settings in the control panel? This may have an influence too. For example, Google Web Accelerator will speed up the web, but cause disabilities.

Hope this helps.