How to remove update option for certain apps

Two years ago my macbook crashed and I had to use a friends external HDD to restore my mac. It worked like a charm and I never looked back. Around a year ago I started to get prompts to update certain apps but I couldn't update those apps as It was still tied to his Itunes accounts. I recently finished school so I have no way of contacting him to get his password. Is there a way to bypass this? Or am I forced to do a complete reset? Also the computer shows up as his name which I assume was because he restored his entire computer into mine. Anyways thanks for the read and cheers. Btw I foolishly threw away the app disc and restore disc while I was cleaning my room one day.

Basically all of the software on your Mac belongs to him and technically at this point is pirated. You should erase the HDD and restore the original version of OS X that shipped on the Mac. If that was Snow Leopard, you need your original Restore DVDs that shipped with the Mac. If it was Lion, Mt Lion or Mavericks, use OS X Recovery, likely over the internet.
OS X Recovery -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

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