How to Get New Skins for Spybot

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Spybot Search and Destroy's a great spyware detection program that's free to download and easy to use. Although it offers good functionality for a free program, its graphics leave something to be desired. Fortunately, you can spice up your Spybot's look by downloading and installing new skins. These are also free to download from the Spybot website.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy
Step1
Download and install Spybot, if you already haven't. You can find the installer file on Spybot's homepage or a number of external sites, such as Download.com.
Step2
Open the "Skins" page on the Spybot website.
Step3
Scan through the different user-created skins on the site until you find one you like. Click on the link to the skin package's ZIP file and either run it or save it to your hard drive.
Step4
Extract the contents of the skins ZIP file to the Spybot skins directory. The default location for this is "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Skins."
Step5
Enable "Advanced Mode" in Spybot by opening the program and choosing it from the "Mode" menu.
Step6
Click on the "Settings" tab on the left side of the main program interface.
Step7
Select "Skins" from the tabs that appear below the "Settings" headline.
Step8
Choose a new skin from the available drop-down menu. Then, click the "Apply Selected" button to make the change.

Tips & Warnings

  • Spybot comes packaged with a couple of pre-made alternative skins. You can use the steps above to access them without having to download anything new.

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