How to Get New Skins for Spybot

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

1. 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.
2. Open the "Skins" page on the Spybot website.
3. 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.
4. 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."
5. Enable "Advanced Mode" in Spybot by opening the program and choosing it from the "Mode" menu.
6. Click on the "Settings" tab on the left side of the main program interface.
7. Select "Skins" from the tabs that appear below the "Settings" headline.
8. 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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