Flash ver. 10.1.53.64 nearly pegging out CPU

I am having issues with the latest version of flash pegging out my processor, and making browser sessions unresponsive, across all browsers. Below is my Hardware & OS specs. Running 32 bit OS.

OS Name    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version    6.1.7600 Build 7600
Other OS Description     Not Available
OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
System Name    LT-JMORGAN
System Manufacturer    Dell Inc.
System Model    MM061
System Type    X86-based PC
Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU         T5600  @ 1.83GHz, 1833 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date    Dell Inc. A17, 6/13/2007
SMBIOS Version    2.4
Windows Directory    C:\Windows
System Directory    C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device    \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale    United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer    Version = "6.1.7600.16385"
User Name    LT-JMORGAN\Joshua
Time Zone    Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)    4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory    3.25 GB
Available Physical Memory    2.38 GB
Total Virtual Memory    6.50 GB
Available Virtual Memory    5.24 GB
Page File Space    3.25 GB
Page File    C:\pagefile.sys

Seems to happen while playing flash based games, like zynga and popcap.