diff --git a/dependencies/vmprofiler b/dependencies/vmprofiler
index d96f065..1b35119 160000
--- a/dependencies/vmprofiler
+++ b/dependencies/vmprofiler
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d96f065dd3a696f0b0ef790378e287f2356ecc8d
+Subproject commit 1b35119de4d5edd74622a282bd4fbdde492d7787
diff --git a/include/vmemu_t.hpp b/include/vmemu_t.hpp
index 8f98089..0143222 100644
--- a/include/vmemu_t.hpp
+++ b/include/vmemu_t.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 namespace vm
 {
+    inline bool g_force_emu = false;
+
     class emu_t
     {
         struct cpu_ctx_t
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ namespace vm
 
       private:
         std::uintptr_t img_base, img_size;
-        uc_hook code_exec_hook, invalid_mem_hook;
+        uc_hook code_exec_hook, invalid_mem_hook, int_hook;
 
         uc_engine *uc_ctx;
         vm::ctx_t *g_vm_ctx;
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ namespace vm
         std::map< std::uintptr_t, std::shared_ptr< vm::ctx_t > > vm_ctxs;
 
         uc_err create_entry( vmp2::v2::entry_t *entry );
+        static void int_callback( uc_engine *uc, std::uint32_t intno, emu_t *obj );
         static bool code_exec_callback( uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, uint32_t size, emu_t *obj );
         static void invalid_mem( uc_engine *uc, uc_mem_type type, uint64_t address, int size, int64_t value,
                                  emu_t *obj );
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 455ddfb..7de4fcf 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ int __cdecl main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
     parser.add_argument().name( "--bin" ).description( "path to unpacked virtualized binary..." );
     parser.add_argument().name( "--out" ).description( "output file name..." );
     parser.add_argument().name( "--unpack" ).description( "unpack a vmp2 binary..." );
+    parser.add_argument().names( { "-f", "--force" } ).description( "force emulation of unknown vm handlers...\n" );
     parser.add_argument()
         .name( "--emuall" )
         .description( "scan for all vm enters and trace all of them... this may take a few minutes..." );
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ int __cdecl main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
     }
 
     auto umtils = xtils::um_t::get_instance();
+    vm::g_force_emu = parser.exists( "force" );
 
     if ( !parser.exists( "unpack" ) && parser.exists( "vmentry" ) && parser.exists( "bin" ) && parser.exists( "out" ) )
     {
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ int __cdecl main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
             if ( !emu.get_trace( code_blocks ) )
             {
                 std::printf( "[!] something failed during tracing, review the console for more information...\n" );
-                return -1;
+                continue;
             }
 
             std::printf( "> number of blocks = %d\n", code_blocks.size() );
diff --git a/src/vmemu_t.cpp b/src/vmemu_t.cpp
index 5e8f475..70b88fb 100644
--- a/src/vmemu_t.cpp
+++ b/src/vmemu_t.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ namespace vm
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ( ( err = uc_hook_add( uc_ctx, &int_hook, UC_HOOK_INTR, &vm::emu_t::int_callback, this, 0ull, 0ull ) ) )
+        {
+            std::printf( "> uc_hook_add error, reason = %d\n", err );
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ( ( err = uc_hook_add( uc_ctx, &invalid_mem_hook,
                                   UC_HOOK_MEM_READ_UNMAPPED | UC_HOOK_MEM_WRITE_UNMAPPED | UC_HOOK_MEM_FETCH_UNMAPPED |
                                       UC_HOOK_INSN_INVALID,
@@ -361,6 +367,7 @@ namespace vm
 
         static std::shared_ptr< vm::ctx_t > _jmp_ctx;
         static zydis_routine_t _jmp_stream;
+        static auto inst_cnt = 0ull;
 
         static ZydisDecoder decoder;
         static ZydisFormatter formatter;
@@ -376,6 +383,7 @@ namespace vm
                  ZydisDecoderDecodeBuffer( &decoder, reinterpret_cast< void * >( address ), PAGE_4KB, &instr ) ) )
         {
             std::printf( "> failed to decode instruction at = 0x%p\n", address );
+
             if ( ( err = uc_emu_stop( uc ) ) )
             {
                 std::printf( "> failed to stop emulation, exiting... reason = %d\n", err );
@@ -391,6 +399,15 @@ namespace vm
             return false;
         }
 
+        // if there are over 4k instructions executed before a JMP is found then we are gunna stop emulation
+        // this is a sanity check to prevent inf loops...
+        if ( ++inst_cnt > 0x1000 )
+        {
+            obj->cc_block = nullptr, inst_cnt = 0ull;
+            uc_emu_stop( uc );
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // if the native instruction is a jmp rcx/rdx... then AL will contain the vm handler
         // table index of the vm handler that the emulator is about to jmp too...
         if ( !( instr.mnemonic == ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_JMP && instr.operands[ 0 ].type == ZYDIS_OPERAND_TYPE_REGISTER &&
@@ -398,6 +415,9 @@ namespace vm
                   instr.operands[ 0 ].reg.value == ZYDIS_REGISTER_RDX ) ) )
             return true;
 
+        // reset sanity check...
+        inst_cnt = 0ull;
+
         // extract address of vm handler table...
         switch ( instr.operands[ 0 ].reg.value )
         {
@@ -471,19 +491,17 @@ namespace vm
 
         if ( !vm_handler.profile )
         {
-            obj->cc_block = nullptr;
-            std::printf( "> virtual machine handler (0x%p): \n\n",
+            if ( !g_force_emu )
+                obj->cc_block = nullptr;
+
+            std::printf( "> please define virtual machine handler (0x%p): \n\n",
                          ( vm_handler_addr - obj->g_vm_ctx->module_base ) + obj->g_vm_ctx->image_base );
 
             vm::util::print( vm_handler.instrs );
             std::printf( "\n\n" );
 
-            if ( ( err = uc_emu_stop( uc ) ) )
-            {
-                std::printf( "> failed to stop emulation, exiting... reason = %d\n", err );
+            if ( !g_force_emu )
                 exit( 0 );
-            }
-            return false;
         }
 
         auto vinstr = vm::instrs::get( *obj->g_vm_ctx, vinstr_entry );
@@ -611,6 +629,45 @@ namespace vm
         return true;
     }
 
+    void emu_t::int_callback( uc_engine *uc, std::uint32_t intno, emu_t *obj )
+    {
+        uc_err err;
+        std::uintptr_t rip = 0ull;
+        static ZydisDecoder decoder;
+        static ZydisDecodedInstruction instr;
+
+        if ( static std::atomic< bool > once{ false }; !once.exchange( true ) )
+            ZydisDecoderInit( &decoder, ZYDIS_MACHINE_MODE_LONG_64, ZYDIS_ADDRESS_WIDTH_64 );
+
+        if ( ( err = uc_reg_read( uc, UC_X86_REG_RIP, &rip ) ) )
+        {
+            std::printf( "> failed to read rip... reason = %d\n", err );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ( !ZYAN_SUCCESS(
+                 ZydisDecoderDecodeBuffer( &decoder, reinterpret_cast< void * >( rip ), PAGE_4KB, &instr ) ) )
+        {
+            std::printf( "> failed to decode instruction at = 0x%p\n", rip );
+
+            if ( ( err = uc_emu_stop( uc ) ) )
+            {
+                std::printf( "> failed to stop emulation, exiting... reason = %d\n", err );
+                exit( 0 );
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // advance rip over the instruction that caused the exception...
+        rip += instr.length;
+
+        if ( ( err = uc_reg_write( uc, UC_X86_REG_RIP, &rip ) ) )
+        {
+            std::printf( "> failed to write rip... reason = %d\n", err );
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     void emu_t::invalid_mem( uc_engine *uc, uc_mem_type type, uint64_t address, int size, int64_t value, emu_t *obj )
     {
         switch ( type )