Hello DJMChicago
Welcome to the Norton Forum
I would suggest you visit one of the free malware removal sites rather than trying to fix your malware problem on your own. The patch was released today and you have been having problems for 3 days. The NPE is for advanced users only and should be used under the supervision of a removalist. I would not recommend that you try to fix this on your own. I don't believe that a patch not installing correctly would cause those types of problems. Please visit one of these sites and let us know how you make out. They can also tell you if you don't have any malware in your computer.
Please go to one of these free Forums for help in removing your bad malware or rootkits.
(Thanks to Delph for providing the list of sites)
Please see this link for an up to date description of these sites plus the addition of a newly listed site formed by one of our successful malware remover users. The new site is listed first in this link.
http://community.norton.com/t5/Tech-Outpost/Malware-Removal-Forum-Recommendations/m-p/1060209#M8608