Error uninstalling, and weird disk utility message?

So I installed a keylogging app call type agent and it came with an uninstall terminal command, which I just tried to run. Unfortunately, terminal won't let me run the command, giving me this prompt:
/Library/StartupItems/Type\ Agent/uninst ; exit;
Macintosh:~ Sinemus$ /Library/StartupItems/Type\ Agent/uninst ; exit;
/Library/StartupItems/Type Agent/Type Agent: line 23: kill: (120) - Operation not permitted
I'm the admin, so I don't know why it won't let me uninstall this - what can I do?
Also, when I run disk utility (which takes forever now, btw), I get this:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
What's it mean?

Hello
you do not need any cd to perform a disk repair / check , you need to start in single user mode
restart your mac , just after startup sound hold on , Comande and "S" key on key board togather until fall in comande line interface
type at cursor this
fsck -fy and validate by press enter key
then WAIT until the end of verification / repaire processus ( may take long time ) when cursor appear again
type at cursor
exit and validate by press enter key
HTH
Pierre

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I have the one external HD firewire drive. It has my backed up files on it. Could I still install Tiger on it without erasing those files?
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Thanks birmingham for responding to my post. I think the problem i encountered is more common than i at first thought, so i'm gonna sum up what i learned.
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