Should I remove SanctionedMedia?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.5.0.0	5.56%
3.1.0.0	5.56%
3.0.0.0	16.67%
2.0.0.0	5.56%
1.0.0	66.67%

from White Paw Products

Remove SanctionedMedia by White Paw Products

From the sanctionedmedia.com website:
"SanctionedMedia is a contextual search-based advertising application that allows us and our partners to provide you content and software, free of charge. SanctionedMedia recognizes keywords from your web browser and matches them to relevant products and services from our advertisers. SanctionedMedia delivers a limited number of contextually relevant ads and will never spam you with generic advertisements. A typical user will receive less than 3 ads per day.

The Software consists of interactive Internet applications which perform a variety of communications over the Internet as part of their normal operation. By installing and/or using the Software, you consent to the Software's communication features. Also, you are responsible for any telecommunications or other connectivity charges incurred through your use of the Software.

The Software automatically communicates with White Paw Products’ servers on the Internet to check for updates to the Software, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions, and new versions. By installing the Software, you agree that White Paw Products may upload updates and install them as part of your Software. All such updates to the Software are governed by this License Agreement, unless other license terms are provided with the update. Although White Paw Products uses encryption technology to provide security for the auto update process, White Paw Products is not responsible for the failure of such security measures."

Displayed publisher: SanctionedMedia

URL: sanctionedmedia.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SanctionedMedia\Smad

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SanctionedMedia\Smad\Smad.exe" --uninstall

Estimated size: 569 KB

Language: English (United States)

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program SanctionedMedia, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SanctionedMedia.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 56% Win Vista (SP1) 6%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 83% Keep it 17%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	67.65%
Italy	8.82%
India	5.88%
Canada	5.88%
Finland	2.94%
Sweden	2.94%
Netherlands	2.94%
YE	2.94%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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