by Jennabation » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:41 am
I don't use IE much myself, but it still sounds like you have a flash crash. Either re-install the latest version of flash, or, failing that, switch browsers. I've been using both Chrome and FireFox for a number of years and haven't had any problems with spyware or viruses or any suchlike. You may want to reconsider some of the websites you're visiting if it persists to be a problem.
~Jenna<3