I get a rectangular box border when I view swf's...any clues?

Hi all, something’s changed on the computer I am using ( i need to know if it’s something i have done to it and how to set it right quickly).

These days whenever I view any flash swf, I get a rectangular gray border around the swf with a tooltip message asking me to click so and so button/s to “activate this control”.

Is it a virus?

I have run the installed antivirus programs and nothing changes. It didn’t happen before, I never had this box around the swf’s.

Rather tedious and boring too if one has to keep clicking/pressing keys to “activate the control” while testing one’s own creations.

Windows XP is loaded onto the computer with IE6.0.

Any clues? Any suggestions?

Thank you.