Should I remove SanctionedMedia?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0009%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 28.51 days
841.11 days >
Average installed length: 441.94 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
4.5.0.0 |
5.56% |
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3.1.0.0 |
5.56% |
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3.0.0.0 |
16.67% |
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2.0.0.0 |
5.56% |
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1.0.0 |
66.67% |
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SanctionedMedia
from White Paw Products
What is SanctionedMedia?
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."
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Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SanctionedMedia.
Smad.exe (3475b5372e1c2549db3cf7acfbcd6206) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2014.0.3468 |
Dropper.Generic3 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
6.13.11.00 |
Trojan.Pakes.pjb |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.06.15.06 |
Trojan.Win32.Pakes!IK |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.1.107.0 |
Trojan.Win32.Pakes |
ESET NOD32 |
6460 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.SanctionedMedia |
The Hacker |
6.7.0.1.293 |
Trojan/Pakes.pjb |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.16.4 |
Trojan.Pakes.pjb |
VIPRE Antivirus |
10463 |
Trojan.Win32.Pakes |
SanctionedMedia has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
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)
Files installed by SanctionedMedia
Program executable: | Smad.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SanctionedMedia\Smad\Smad.exe |
MD5: | 3475b5372e1c2549db3cf7acfbcd6206 |
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- Smad.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Smad' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SanctionedMedia\Smad\Smad.exe".
How do I remove SanctionedMedia?
You can uninstall SanctionedMedia from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SanctionedMedia.
- 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%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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Windows 10 |
16.67% |
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Windows Vista |
16.67% |
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Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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Windows 10 Home |
16.67% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
11.11% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.56% |
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Geography
67.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
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% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
42.86% |
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Acer |
35.71% |
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ASUS |
7.14% |
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Toshiba |
7.14% |
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Dell |
7.14% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite P755 |
6.67% |
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HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... |
6.67% |
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HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook ... |
6.67% |
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HP G71 Notebook PC |
6.67% |
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Acer Aspire X3300 |
6.67% |
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MSI MS-7751 |
6.67% |
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