Deleted a file on my MacPro OSX 10.7.4 DontStealMac.kext, How do I repair?

He claims he thought it might be a virus (He's mostly a PC User). I told him Mac's dont' really get many viruses.
Now I get the grey screen and spinning wheel, but it never starts up. How do I repair this?
I've booted to my Snow Leapord disk and Im currently running off of a backup drive with dismal results.
A few posts talk about using Terminal or 3rd party apps. Can someone pls help.
I am on a deadline here for a work project and I'm afraid my machine is ready to crash any moment.
Thanks in advance for any replies!!!
MacPro 3,1 2.8ghz
Lion 10.7.4
Snow Leapord 10.6.3

Thanks. Trust me, I'll never let a buddy monkey around in my system again. No way.
So, just to confirm. You're saying I should do a fresh install, correct?
"but you can use your Mac without this extension."
This part confused me a bit. If I can still use it, should I just switch my startup disk back over to the orignal and restart using the CMD+R after the chime?
Any clarification is much appreciated. I don't want to go any further down this rabbit hole.
Much obliged!

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