diff --git a/volatility/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
index d0c89bb65..7950da64b 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
@@ -18,13 +18,42 @@ class _POOL_HEADER(objects.Struct):
 
     def get_object(self, type_name, object_type):
 
+        symbol_table_name = self.vol.type_name.split(constants.BANG)[0]
+        pool_header_size = self._context.symbol_space.get_type(symbol_table_name + constants.BANG + "_POOL_HEADER").size
+
         # if there is no object type, then just instantiate a structure
         if object_type is None:
-            pass
+            mem_object = self._context.object(symbol_table_name + constants.BANG + type_name,
+                                              layer_name = self.vol.layer_name,
+                                              offset = self.vol.offset + pool_header_size)
+
+            return mem_object
 
         # otherwise we have an executive object in the pool
         else:
-            pass
+            # this used to be a vol magic but its basically the size of a pool header
+            alignment = pool_header_size
+            type_size = self._context.symbol_space.get_type(symbol_table_name + constants.BANG + type_name).size
+            rounded_size = utility.round(type_size, alignment, up = True)
+
+            mem_object = self._context.object(symbol_table_name + constants.BANG + type_name,
+                                              layer_name = self.vol.layer_name,
+                                              offset = self.vol.offset + self.BlockSize * alignment - rounded_size)
+
+            object_header = mem_object.object_header()
+
+            ## FIXME: this will raise even though we know a valid object exists at this address
+            #if mem_object.vol.offset == 0x0000000002013ad0:
+            #    print(object_header.NameInfo.Name.String)
+
+            try:
+                object_type_string = object_header.NameInfo.Name.String
+                if object_type_string == object_type:
+                    return mem_object
+                else:
+                    return None
+            except (TypeError, exceptions.InvalidAddressException):
+                return None
 
 class _KSYSTEM_TIME(objects.Struct):
 
@@ -422,7 +451,7 @@ class _UNICODE_STRING(objects.Struct):
     String = property(get_string)
 
 
-class _EPROCESS(generic.GenericIntelProcess):
+class _EPROCESS(generic.GenericIntelProcess, ExecutiveObject):
     def add_process_layer(self,
                           config_prefix: str = None,
                           preferred_name: str = None):
diff --git a/volatility/plugins/windows/poolscanner.py b/volatility/plugins/windows/poolscanner.py
index 5b15cc12e..2ffb03e8c 100644
--- a/volatility/plugins/windows/poolscanner.py
+++ b/volatility/plugins/windows/poolscanner.py
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ class PoolScanner(plugins.PluginInterface):
         ]
         # a lookup table that associates pool tags with structures and object types
         tag_type_map = {
-            b'AtmT': [
+            "AtmT": [
                 "_RTL_ATOM_TABLE", # structure name
                 None,              # _OBJECT_TYPE name (if any)
                 ],
-            b'Pro\xe3': [
+            "Pro\xe3": [
                 "_EPROCESS",
                 "Process",
                 ],
-            b'Proc': [
+            "Proc": [
                 "_EPROCESS",
                 "Process",
             ],
@@ -99,10 +99,18 @@ class PoolScanner(plugins.PluginInterface):
                 vollog.log(constants.LOGLEVEL_VVV, "Cannot create an instance of {}".format(type_entry[0]))
                 continue
 
+            # generate some type-specific info for sanity checking
+            if type_entry[1] == "Process":
+                name = mem_object.ImageFileName.cast("string",
+                                                     max_length = mem_object.ImageFileName.vol.count,
+                                                     errors = "replace")
+            else:
+                name = ""
+
             yield (0, (tag_string,
                        format_hints.Hex(header.vol.offset),
                        header.vol.layer_name,
-                       "Name",
+                       name,
                        "Path"))
 
     @classmethod