Help modifying block_threads template

[TinCow1]

On my site, I use the Threads With New Replies sidebar block to show the latest replies. I like it a lot better than the New Replies block, because I don't want to see every single post, just the individual threads. However, the Threads block could be significantly improved to make it work better as a condensed version of the new replies block. Specifically, there are two things that I am trying to change:

1) I want the block to display the last poster's avatar, not the thread creator's avatar.
2) I want the link to the thread to direct to the last post, not the first post.

I am not a coder and do not understand php well enough to make these modifications myself. If there are any kind souls out there who know how to make these two changes, you would make me a very happy guy.

This is the standard block_threads template, for reference:

<li>
<div class="block smaller">
<div class="blocksubhead">
<a class="collapse" id="collapse_block_newthreads_{vb:raw blockinfo.blockid}" href="{vb:raw relpath}#top"><img alt="" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/collapse_40b.png" id="collapseimg_newthreads_{vb:raw blockinfo.blockid}"/></a>
<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/widget-forum.png" alt="" />
<span class="blocktitle">{vb:raw blockinfo.title}</span>
</div>
<div class="widget_content blockbody floatcontainer">
<ul id="block_newthreads_{vb:raw blockinfo.blockid}" class="blockrow">
<vb:each from="threads" key="threadid" value="thread">
<li class="<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['avatarenabled']">no</vb:if>avatarcontent floatcontainer widget_post_bit">
<div class="widget_post_userinfo">
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['avatarenabled']">
<div class="cms_widget_post_useravatar widget_post_useravatar">
<a class="smallavatar comments_member_avatar_link" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}}">
<vb:if condition="$thread['showavatar']">
<img width="30" title="" src="{vb:raw thread.avatarurl}" alt=""/>
<vb:else />
<img width="30" title="" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/unknown.gif" alt=""/>
</vb:if>
</a>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
<div class="smallavatartext widget_post_comment<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['avatarenabled']">_noavatar</vb:if>">
<h5 class="widget_post_header"><a href="{vb:raw thread.url}" class="title">{vb:raw thread.title}</a></h5>
<div class="meta">
<vb:if condition="$threadstype == 0">
{vb:rawphrase posted_by} <a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}}">{vb:raw thread.postusername}</a> {vb:stylevar dirmark}({vb:rawphrase x_replies, {vb:raw thread.replycount}})
<br />{vb:raw thread.date}<vb:if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, <span class="time">{vb:raw thread.time}</span></vb:if> {vb:rawphrase in_x, {vb:link forum, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'forumid', 'forumtitle'}, {vb:raw thread.forumtitle}}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase last_post_by} <a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'lastposterid', 'lastposter'}">{vb:raw thread.lastposter}</a> {vb:stylevar dirmark}({vb:rawphrase x_replies, {vb:raw thread.replycount}})
<br />
{vb:raw thread.lastpostdate}<vb:if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, <span class="time">{vb:raw thread.lastposttime}</span></vb:if> {vb:rawphrase in_x, {vb:link forum, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'forumid', 'forumtitle'}, {vb:raw thread.forumtitle}}
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</vb:each>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="underblock"></div>
</li>