flash game gone wrong

i always download flash games off the internet but today when i went to play a flash game it just shows an icon with a bunch of shapes in it. it was never like this before. now ALL my games are like this. i don't know what to do

Check if your plugins are disabled.

Replying to #2

they're on. it happened after my dad ran an anti-virus scan on the comp then my flash games won't run

Update your flash plugin.