Nano Antivirus Removal Process (remove NanoAntivirus)

December 1, 2008 – 2:08 am

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.

With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
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.
Restart your computer.
Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
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\uninstall\Nano Antivirus 3.8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus
Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Nano Antivirus”
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall\Nano Antivirus 3.8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surround Software Solutions\Installer
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Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process
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\Nano Antivirus\DELETED
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\BASE
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
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\SAVED
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Surround Software Solutions\Nano Antivirus\nanoav.exe
c:\uninstallinfo.txt

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”
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.
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.

Automatically Remove Nano Antivirus

Automatically remove Nano Antivirus for free. Free automatic Nano Antivirus removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove Nano Antivirus from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove Nano Antivirus from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic Nano Antivirus removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as Nano Antivirus. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove Nano Antivirus completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.

Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.

Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe
Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.
After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.

Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon
After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.

Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes
Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
Nano Antivirus should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.

There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for Nano Antivirus is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)