diff --git a/libclamav/bytecode.c b/libclamav/bytecode.c
index de3bb0750..370bcefdd 100644
--- a/libclamav/bytecode.c
+++ b/libclamav/bytecode.c
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ static int cli_bytecode_prepare_interpreter(struct cli_bc *bc)
 		case OP_ICMP_SLT:
 		case OP_ICMP_SLE:
 		case OP_COPY:
+		case OP_STORE:
 		    MAP(inst->u.binop[0]);
 		    MAP(inst->u.binop[1]);
 		    break;
@@ -1175,6 +1176,9 @@ static int cli_bytecode_prepare_interpreter(struct cli_bc *bc)
 		    }
 		    break;
 		}
+		case OP_LOAD:
+		    MAP(inst->u.unaryop);
+		    break;
 		default:
 		    cli_dbgmsg("Unhandled opcode: %d\n", inst->opcode);
 		    return CL_EBYTECODE;
diff --git a/libclamav/bytecode_vm.c b/libclamav/bytecode_vm.c
index 672cec228..49cd56465 100644
--- a/libclamav/bytecode_vm.c
+++ b/libclamav/bytecode_vm.c
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ static always_inline struct stack_entry *pop_stack(struct stack *stack,
     CHECK_EQ((p)&7, 0);\
     TRACE_W(x, p, 64);\
     *(uint64_t*)&values[p] = x
+#define WRITEP(x, p) CHECK_GT(func->numBytes, p+PSIZE-1);\
+    CHECK_EQ((p)&(PSIZE-1), 0);\
+    TRACE_W(x, p, PSIZE*8);\
+    *(void**)&values[p] = x
 
 #define READ1(x, p) CHECK_GT(func->numBytes, p);\
     x = (*(uint8_t*)&values[p])&1;\
@@ -270,6 +274,11 @@ static always_inline struct stack_entry *pop_stack(struct stack *stack,
     CHECK_EQ((p)&7, 0);\
     x = *(uint64_t*)&values[p];\
     TRACE_R(x)
+#define PSIZE sizeof(void*)
+#define READP(x, p) CHECK_GT(func->numBytes, p+PSIZE-1);\
+    CHECK_EQ((p)&(PSIZE-1), 0);\
+    x = *(void**)&values[p];\
+    TRACE_R(x)
 
 #define READOLD8(x, p) CHECK_GT(func->numBytes, p);\
     x = *(uint8_t*)&old_values[p];\
@@ -680,6 +689,82 @@ int cli_vm_execute(const struct cli_bc *bc, struct cli_bc_ctx *ctx, const struct
 		break;
 	    }
 
+	    case OP_LOAD*5:
+	    case OP_LOAD*5+1:
+	    {
+		uint8_t *ptr;
+		READP(ptr, inst->u.unaryop);
+		WRITE8(inst->dest, (*ptr));
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_LOAD*5+2:
+	    {
+		const union unaligned_16 *ptr;
+		READP(ptr, inst->u.unaryop);
+		WRITE16(inst->dest, (ptr->una_u16));
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_LOAD*5+3:
+	    {
+		const union unaligned_32 *ptr;
+		READP(ptr, inst->u.unaryop);
+		WRITE32(inst->dest, (ptr->una_u32));
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_LOAD*5+4:
+	    {
+		const union unaligned_64 *ptr;
+		READP(ptr, inst->u.unaryop);
+		WRITE64(inst->dest, (ptr->una_u64));
+		break;
+	    }
+
+	    case OP_STORE*5:
+	    {
+		uint8_t *ptr;
+		uint8_t v;
+		READP(ptr, BINOP(0));
+		READ1(v, BINOP(1));
+		*ptr = v;
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_STORE*5+1:
+	    {
+		uint8_t *ptr;
+		uint8_t v;
+		READP(ptr, BINOP(0));
+		READ8(v, BINOP(1));
+		*ptr = v;
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_STORE*5+2:
+	    {
+		union unaligned_16 *ptr;
+		uint16_t v;
+		READP(ptr, BINOP(0));
+		READ16(v, BINOP(1));
+		ptr->una_s16 = v;
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_STORE*5+3:
+	    {
+		union unaligned_32 *ptr;
+		uint32_t v;
+		READP(ptr, BINOP(0));
+		READ32(v, BINOP(1));
+		ptr->una_u32 = v;
+		break;
+	    }
+	    case OP_STORE*5+4:
+	    {
+		union unaligned_64 *ptr;
+		uint64_t v;
+		READP(ptr, BINOP(0));
+		READ64(v, BINOP(1));
+		ptr->una_u64 = v;
+		break;
+	    }
+
 	    default:
 		cli_errmsg("Opcode %u of type %u is not implemented yet!\n",
 			   inst->interp_op/5, inst->interp_op%5);
diff --git a/libclamav/others.h b/libclamav/others.h
index 592f138d3..1b3e91c5d 100644
--- a/libclamav/others.h
+++ b/libclamav/others.h
@@ -229,6 +229,20 @@ extern int have_rar;
 		     (((v) & 0xff00000000000000ULL) >> 56))
 
 
+union unaligned_64 {
+	uint64_t una_u64;
+	int64_t una_s64;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+union unaligned_32 {
+	uint32_t una_u32;
+	int32_t una_s32;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+union unaligned_16 {
+	uint16_t una_u16;
+	int16_t una_s16;
+} __attribute__((packed));
 #if WORDS_BIGENDIAN == 0
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ATTRIB_PACKED 
@@ -241,14 +255,6 @@ extern int have_rar;
 #pragma pack 1
 #endif
 
-union unaligned_32 {
-	uint32_t una_u32;
-	int32_t una_s32;
-} __attribute__((packed));
-
-union unaligned_16 {
-	int16_t una_s16;
-} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PRAGMA_PACK
 #pragma pack()