Summary
Graphs are a powerful tool available to assist you in analyzing any binary. If you are accustomed to viewing disassemblies in pure text format, it may take some time to adjust to using a graph-based display. In IDA, it is generally a matter of realizing that all of the information that was available in the text display remains available in the graph display; however, it may be formatted somewhat differently. Cross-references, for example, become the edges that connect the basic blocks in a graph display.
Choosing the proper graph to view plays an important role in optimizing the use of graphs for analysis. If you want to know how a particular function is reached, then you are probably interested in a function call or cross-reference graph. ...
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