Thanks for your comment, I think it's a good warning. I too recall "REM" only in connection with .bat files. However, though I was too reluctant to risk the REM solution, I did look in the registry and did a search for various entries that might indicate that program -- company name, initials, the "click" phrase, etc., and found nothing, The "joke" malware is well hidden, as their FAQ entries imply. I thank Barbara for her interest in helping. 
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