Install Mavericks downloded from my Apple Id colleague

Hi guys,
A colleague give me Mavericks on a USB key. Cool, no need to downloader and worse anyway it is free.
I created my bootable USB drive with DiskMaker X.
I start a Clean Install to install a small 80 GB to see if I like it before to update my system.
There, it is running about 10 minutes to finish with an error like it could not check my disc or it is corrupt ... but nothing is installed!
I restart the install: same thing.
I think that my copy is corrupted and decide to download a "legit" Maverick from my iMac.
and then, surprise! He told me to connect with an another Apple iD I don't know: Unable to download.
Finally it is the iD guy who gave me Maverick???
it is as if Maverick had his iD encoded in the installer.
I'll have to do a clean install to clear this mess!
Any idea ?
Thank's

Are you signed out of his account?
I have seen people sign in with several different ID's to download apps, but you need to sign out before changing ID's.
Have you got a backup of this Mac?
If it concerns you I would create a bootable install disk using a copy of Mavericks that you purchased. Then boot into that & erase the HD install 10.9 again. (http://liondiskmaker.com/ or via Disk Utility)
You may be able to boot using internet recovery… (only on supported models).
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
This should let you sign in to your Apple ID, download the installer & then erase & install the OS. It simply skips the USB installer step, just use the fastest (e.g. wired) connection you have otherwise it can take many hours to download.

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