diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e987a8de..322f111f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Deprecation notice: as described in [#937](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/issu
 ### capa explorer IDA Pro plugin
 - improve file format extraction #918 @mike-hunhoff
 - remove decorators added by IDA to ELF imports #919 @mike-hunhoff
+- bug fixes for Address abstraction #1091 @mike-hunhoff
 
 ### Development
 
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/ida/function.py b/capa/features/extractors/ida/function.py
index 372ffc4d..f4f3a541 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/ida/function.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/ida/function.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def extract_function_loop(fh: FunctionHandle):
             edges.append((bb.start_ea, succ.start_ea))
 
     if loops.has_loop(edges):
-        yield Characteristic("loop"), f.start_ea
+        yield Characteristic("loop"), fh.address
 
 
 def extract_recursive_call(fh: FunctionHandle):
diff --git a/capa/ida/plugin/item.py b/capa/ida/plugin/item.py
index a6817eb9..7fdc34be 100644
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/item.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/item.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class CapaExplorerFeatureItem(CapaExplorerDataItem):
             ea = int(location)
             super(CapaExplorerFeatureItem, self).__init__(parent, [display, ea_to_hex(ea), details])
         else:
-            super(CapaExplorerFeatureItem, self).__init__(parent, [display, "global", details])
+            super(CapaExplorerFeatureItem, self).__init__(parent, [display, "", details])
 
 
 class CapaExplorerInstructionViewItem(CapaExplorerFeatureItem):
diff --git a/capa/ida/plugin/model.py b/capa/ida/plugin/model.py
index 4aea1f44..79b27fee 100644
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/model.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/model.py
@@ -446,8 +446,10 @@ class CapaExplorerDataModel(QtCore.QAbstractItemModel):
         for rule in rutils.capability_rules(doc):
             for location_, _ in rule.matches:
                 location = location_.to_capa()
-                # within IDA, assume that all addresses are virtual addresses.
-                assert isinstance(location, AbsoluteVirtualAddress)
+
+                if not isinstance(location, AbsoluteVirtualAddress):
+                    # only handle matches with a VA
+                    continue
                 ea = int(location)
 
                 ea = capa.ida.helpers.get_func_start_ea(ea)
@@ -600,8 +602,14 @@ class CapaExplorerDataModel(QtCore.QAbstractItemModel):
 
         elif isinstance(feature, frzf.MatchFeature):
             # display content of rule for all rule matches
-            matched_rule_name = feature.match
-            return CapaExplorerRuleMatchItem(parent, display, source=doc.rules[matched_rule_name].source)
+            matched_rule_source = ""
+
+            # check if match is a matched rule
+            matched_rule = doc.rules.get(feature.match, None)
+            if matched_rule is not None:
+                matched_rule_source = matched_rule.source
+
+            return CapaExplorerRuleMatchItem(parent, display, source=matched_rule_source)
 
         elif isinstance(feature, (frzf.RegexFeature, frzf.SubstringFeature)):
             for capture, addrs in sorted(match.captures.items()):
diff --git a/capa/ida/plugin/view.py b/capa/ida/plugin/view.py
index 2f1cc41f..ef656736 100644
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/view.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/view.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import capa.ida.helpers
 import capa.features.common
 import capa.features.basicblock
 from capa.ida.plugin.item import CapaExplorerFunctionItem
-from capa.features.address import NO_ADDRESS
+from capa.features.address import Address, _NoAddress
 from capa.ida.plugin.model import CapaExplorerDataModel
 
 MAX_SECTION_SIZE = 750
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ class CapaExplorerRulegenFeatures(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
         self.parent_items = {}
         self.editor = editor
 
-        self.setHeaderLabels(["Feature", "Virtual Address"])
+        self.setHeaderLabels(["Feature", "Address"])
         self.setStyleSheet("QTreeView::item {padding-right: 15 px;padding-bottom: 2 px;}")
 
         # configure view columns to auto-resize
@@ -1012,9 +1012,8 @@ class CapaExplorerRulegenFeatures(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
         self.parent_items = {}
 
         def format_address(e):
-            if e == NO_ADDRESS:
-                return ""
-            return "%X" % e if e else ""
+            assert isinstance(e, Address)
+            return "%X" % e if not isinstance(e, _NoAddress) else ""
 
         def format_feature(feature):
             """ """
@@ -1056,7 +1055,7 @@ class CapaExplorerRulegenFeatures(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
                     addr = addrs.pop()
                 else:
                     # some features may not have an address e.g. "format"
-                    addr = ""
+                    addr = _NoAddress()
                 for (i, v) in enumerate((format_feature(feature), format_address(addr))):
                     self.parent_items[feature].setText(i, v)
                 self.parent_items[feature].setData(0, 0x100, feature)