Nano Antivirus Removal Process (remove NanoAntivirus)

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- Remove rogue anti-spyware/anti-virus programs
- Prevent trojans, hijackers & other malware infections
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Nano Antivirus Explanation

Nano Antivirus is a fake anti-spyware application which may be a clone of AntiSpyware Pro XP. Nano Antivirus may produce mass amounts of popup messages or system alert notifications which can be a real annoyance if you are trying to do work on your computer. Not only can Nano Antivirus be a nuisance but it can be a thief when you consider that you may spend over $50 on a program that does nothing good for your computer.

Nano Antivirus is completely insignificant if you need a program to remove parasites or provide additional security for your system. Nano Antivirus may be installed automatically through a trojan such as Zlob or Vundo. Those trojan infections usually come from malicious sites designed by the same hackers who created the Nano Antivirus program.

Removal of Nano Antivirus is needed if you wish to keep a healthy running system. In the case that you find out that you have Nano Antivirus installed on your system then it is best to keep reading below on how to safely remove Nano Antivirus from your computer.

Are you getting popups from Nano Antivirus? Have you identified that you have Nano Antivirus installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Nano Antivirus completely from your computer?

Why should you remove Nano Antivirus?

If Nano Antivirus resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Nano Antivirus may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Nano Antivirus removal process.

How can you manually remove Nano Antivirus

Manual removal of Nano Antivirus may not be for everyone. Each manual Nano Antivirus removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Nano Antivirus removal process.

Nano Antivirus can be removed manually by following the steps below.

1. With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
3. Locate Nano Antivirus in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find Nano Antivirus, you can continue to step 5.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
6. Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
7. Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Nano Antivirus"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\Nano Antivirus 3.8

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surround Software Solutions\Installer

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus

   Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\Nano Antivirus 3.8

   Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus

8. You may need to return to this removal process for removing Nano Antivirus. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

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9. Delete all of the following files that are associated with Nano Antivirus from your computer.

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\BASE

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\DELETED

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\LOG

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\LOG\20081202135125769.log

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\nanoav.exe

   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\SAVED

   c:\uninstallinfo.txt

   Nano Antivirus

   nanoav.exe

   If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

   If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with Nano Antivirus, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

   Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

   

10. After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with Nano Antivirus by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\Nano Antivirus folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.

11. Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed Nano Antivirus completely from your computer. If you find that Nano Antivirus is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic Nano Antivirus removal process.