Application Still Stuck on my Finder Bar

I got dupped when I phoned Apple for a service call and was sent to some other country for "Tech help" in what I was told was the correct department.  They sold me what I thought was an Apple Service contract . . nope! I'm not sure what I paid for. But, they also told me I needed to get rid of Trend Micro and purchase their Virus Barrier anti virus program for Mac as it was the "best".  They then used LogMeIn to uninstall Trend Micro.  However, each time I start up my computer, MacBook Air XOS Lion 10.7.5, the little Trend Micro icon appears on the top of my screen in the Finder bar.  It has a yellow triangle with an exclaimation point in it.  My computer then freezes as it seems to be trying to scan for viruses at start up along with the new virus program.  The colored wheel shows up when I put my mouse over it.  Eventually, I'm able to click on the menu option to quit it, but it happens each time I start up.  Does anyone know how I can permanently delete this little icon?  There is no longer Trend Micro in my App Folder, so I can't go through the uninstall process again.  Help please!!

Sounds like you didn't actually call Apple. There are companies out there that mislead you into believing that they represent Apple when they really don't. See Beware of fake tech support.
It also sounds like the company you called did some inept fumbling around with your computer remotely. Trend Micro is a very different app than VirusBarrier, so it sounds like they may have actually installed two different anti-virus programs, which is a bad idea. (You should never have two different anti-virus programs doing active scanning at the same time, as that can cause problems.) Regarding the need for anti-virus software, see my Mac Malware Guide.
Unfortunately, at this point, the company you called has had access to your computer via LogMeIn. It is unknown at this point what they may have done, and unless you trust this company absolutely (which should not be the case given the circumstances), you should assume that your machine is compromised. Though unlikely, it's still entirely possible that they are watching every little thing you do. Worse, there's no anti-virus software out there that will detect all possible back door software. Anti-virus software is generally mostly concerned with detecting malware, not legit software that may have been installed and/or configured maliciously by someone with access to the computer.
If I were you, I would erase your hard drive and reinstall everything (the system and your apps) from scratch. The only thing that should be restored from backups is your documents... no system files, apps, settings files, etc.
You also should talk to your credit card company and see about disputing any charges made by the company you called.

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