Finder wont open, desktop empty, itunes wont close

Hi all,
I'm having troubles with Finder after istalling a program allowing to pull off music from my ipod. Suddenly error 14..something came up saying my system had been compromised.
Since then I can't open my Finder, desktop is empty, itunes doesn't shut down. Everything else is working just fine.
does anyone here can help?
thank you!

Can you post the error message in full.
Also try to start QUicktime. iTunes can't work without it. Does Quicktime start and work normally? If not describe what happens and give any error message in full.
Then head for your control panel and try to start QUicktime preferences. If you get an error message post it in full.
If your QUicktime works normally, then this Apple help is a good start for troubleshooting launch failures.:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856

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