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Overview
6. Conclusion
The shift to version 2.0 democratized high-end graphics. It enabled real-time effects—such as bump mapping and complex HDR lighting—that were previously only possible on specialized workstations.
Demoscene & Art:
Shaders allowed real-time fluid simulation, fractal rendering, and post-process effects (bloom, depth of field) previously limited to pre-rendered CG. opengl 20
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Common frustrations for developers at the time:
GLSL changed everything by allowing:
Before 2.0, developers were largely stuck with the "Fixed-Function Pipeline." If you wanted to light a scene, you toggled a few switches for ambient or specular light. If you wanted something more complex, you had to use obscure, low-level assembly-like extensions. Demoscene & Art: Shaders allowed real-time fluid simulation,
Execution Graphs are highly condensed control flow graphs which give the user a synthetic view of the code detected during Hybrid Code Analysis. They include additional runtime information such as the execution status which is highlighted with different colors and shapes.
Entrypoint
Program entry point, most likely the entry point of the PE file.
Key Decision
A code location where a decision has been made to avoid execution of potentially malicious behavior.
Dynamic / Decrypted
Code which has been generated at runtime, often referred to as unpacked or self-modifying code.
Unpacker / Decrypter
Code section which is responsible for unpacking or decrypting a portion of dynamic code.
Executed
Code which has been executed at runtime.
Not Executed
Code which has not been executed at runtime.
Unknown
Code for which it is unknown if it has been executed or not at runtime.
Signature Matched
Code which matches a behavioral signature.
Rich Path
Path through the execution graph which shows a lot of behavior (e.g. with respect to called API functions).
Thread / callback entry
Code corresponding to a thread or callback entry point.
Thread / callback creation
Edges denoting either a thread creation (e.g. using CreateThread) or a callback registration (e.g. EnumWindows).