diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/vmray/call.py b/capa/features/extractors/vmray/call.py
index 45fc73ea..e0f1059a 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/vmray/call.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/vmray/call.py
@@ -9,26 +9,36 @@ import logging
 from typing import Tuple, Iterator
 
 from capa.features.insn import API, Number
-from capa.features.common import Feature
+from capa.features.common import String, Feature
 from capa.features.address import Address
-from capa.features.extractors.vmray.models import PARAM_TYPE_PTR, FunctionCall
+from capa.features.extractors.vmray.models import PARAM_TYPE_INT, PARAM_TYPE_STR, Param, FunctionCall, hexint
 from capa.features.extractors.base_extractor import CallHandle, ThreadHandle, ProcessHandle
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_call_param_features(param: Param, ch: CallHandle) -> Iterator[Tuple[Feature, Address]]:
+    if param.deref is not None:
+        if param.deref.value is not None:
+            if param.deref.type_ in PARAM_TYPE_INT:
+                yield Number(hexint(param.deref.value)), ch.address
+            elif param.deref.type_ in PARAM_TYPE_STR:
+                yield String(param.deref.value), ch.address
+    elif param.value is not None:
+        if param.type_ in PARAM_TYPE_INT:
+            yield Number(hexint(param.value)), ch.address
+
+
 def extract_call_features(ph: ProcessHandle, th: ThreadHandle, ch: CallHandle) -> Iterator[Tuple[Feature, Address]]:
     call: FunctionCall = ch.inner
 
     if call.params_in:
         for param in call.params_in.params:
-            if param.type_ not in PARAM_TYPE_PTR and param.value is not None:
-                yield Number(param.value), ch.address
+            yield from get_call_param_features(param, ch)
 
     if call.params_out:
         for param in call.params_out.params:
-            if param.type_ not in PARAM_TYPE_PTR and param.value is not None:
-                yield Number(param.value), ch.address
+            yield from get_call_param_features(param, ch)
 
     yield API(call.name), ch.address
 
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/vmray/models.py b/capa/features/extractors/vmray/models.py
index 7fb9b8f7..9bb46c13 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/vmray/models.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/vmray/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Union, Optional
 
 from pydantic import Field, BaseModel
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
@@ -38,15 +38,33 @@ PARAM_TYPE = (
 """
 
 PARAM_TYPE_PTR = ("void_ptr", "ptr")
+PARAM_TYPE_STR = ("str",)
+PARAM_TYPE_INT = (
+    "signed_8bit",
+    "unsigned_8bit",
+    "signed_16bit",
+    "unsigned_16bit",
+    "signed_32bit",
+    "unsigned_32bit",
+    "signed_64bit",
+    "unsigned_64bit",
+    "double",
+    "bool",
+    "unknown",
+)
 
 
-def validate_hex_int(value):
+def hexint(value: Union[str, int]) -> int:
     if isinstance(value, str):
         return int(value, 16) if value.startswith("0x") else int(value, 10)
     else:
         return value
 
 
+def validate_hex_int(value: Union[str, int]) -> int:
+    return hexint(value)
+
+
 def validate_param_list(value):
     if isinstance(value, list):
         return value
@@ -57,10 +75,16 @@ def validate_param_list(value):
 HexInt = Annotated[int, BeforeValidator(validate_hex_int)]
 
 
+class ParamDeref(BaseModel):
+    type_: str = Field(alias="type")
+    value: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class Param(BaseModel):
     name: str
     type_: str = Field(alias="type")
-    value: Optional[HexInt] = None
+    value: Optional[str] = None
+    deref: Optional[ParamDeref] = None
 
 
 # params may be stored as a list of Param or a single Param