App Updates from deleted user won't go away

I constantly get app update notifications, but when I try to update, I get this message:
You have updates available for other accounts
Sign in to [*old users email address*] to update applications for that account.
The email address displayed is that of the previous owner of the computer. I've deleted his account and everything that I could find of his. I saw on another thread that there was some connection between this error message and pirated/cracked apps. I have no idea if he installed pirated apps, but this update is for "The Unarchiver" which I think is free anyway.
Can I somehow delete the account and all related software from my computer forever?

If the Mac shipped with Snow Leopard, you need the original install DVDs. Use them to erase the HDD and install Snow Leopard and the iLife apps. Then use SOftware Upadte to brig the Mac to OS X 10.6.8. You can speak to Apple Care and arrange to buy them if you didn't get them with the Mac. After bringing the Mac up-to-date with Snow Leopard, you can buy the newest version of OS X through the Mac App Store.
If the Mac shipped with Lion or Mt Lion, you can use OS X Recovery to erase the Mac and install a fresh version of the current version of the original OS.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
But until the PO calls Apple Care and requests that their Apple ID is disassociated with this Mac, you won't likely be able to install the bundled iLife apps and update them or buy them from the Mac

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