How To Change The Icon Of An Executable File

There are a lot of reasons to change the icon of an executable file, some of them are listed below.

Bored of the old icon.

To make a malicious file look like a legitimate one.

Pranks

I think now you got a reason to change the icon of an executable...

Anyway, I'm going to show you how to change the icon of an executable file:

First, you have to download Resource Hacker and then install it on your computer. Then open the Resource Hacker application, you will see a window like this:

Note: Download link is at the end of this article.

Now go to File > Open and then select the executable file. Then click on "Open". The window should look something like this:

Now right click on the "icon" folder and then select "Replace Icon" or press Ctrl+R. A small window will appear:

Then click on "Open file with new icon" and then select a .exe file with the icon you want to add to the target executable file, or you can select an icon file, resource file or a dll file.

Now click on the "Replace" button. The resource hacker window should look something like this: