diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/bin.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/bin.py
index 38245ace..bee28444 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/bin.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/bin.py
@@ -1,47 +1,200 @@
 import struct
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+
+class MZHeaderNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """MZ magic string not found at the start of the binary."""
+
+
+class PEHeaderNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """PE magic string not found at the offset given in 0x3c."""
+
+
+class SectionNotFoundError(KeyError):
+    """The specified section was not found in the file."""
+
+
+class InvalidVirtualAddressError(IndexError):
+    """The given virtual address is too high or low
+    to point to something in the binary file."""
+
+
+PEHeader = namedtuple(
+    "PEHeader",
+    [
+        "Signature",
+        "Machine",
+        "NumberOfSections",
+        "TimeDateStamp",
+        "PointerToSymbolTable",  # deprecated
+        "NumberOfSymbols",  # deprecated
+        "SizeOfOptionalHeader",
+        "Characteristics",
+    ],
+)
+
+ImageSectionHeader = namedtuple(
+    "ImageSectionHeader",
+    [
+        "Name",
+        "Misc",
+        "VirtualAddress",
+        "SizeOfRawData",
+        "PointerToRawData",
+        "PointerToRelocations",
+        "PointerToLineNumbers",
+        "NumberOfRelocations",
+        "NumberOfLineNumbers",
+        "Characteristics",
+    ],
+)
+
+
+def section_name_match(section, name):
+    return section.Name == struct.pack("8s", name.encode("ascii"))
+
+
+def section_contains_vaddr(section, imagebase, vaddr) -> bool:
+    debased = vaddr - imagebase
+    ofs = debased - section.VirtualAddress
+    return 0 <= ofs < section.SizeOfRawData
 
 
-# Declare a class that can automatically convert virtual executable addresses
-# to file addresses
 class Bin:
-    def __init__(self, filename, logger):
+    """Parses a PE format EXE and allows reading data from a virtual address.
+    Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format"""
+
+    def __init__(self, filename, logger=None):
         self.logger = logger
-        self.logger.debug('Parsing headers of "%s"... ', filename)
+        self._debuglog(f'Parsing headers of "{filename}"... ')
         self.filename = filename
         self.file = None
         self.imagebase = None
-        self.textvirt = None
-        self.textraw = None
+        self.sections = []
+        self.last_section = None
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        self.logger.debug(f"Bin {self.filename} Enter")
+        self._debuglog(f"Bin {self.filename} Enter")
         self.file = open(self.filename, "rb")
 
-        # HACK: Strictly, we should be parsing the header, but we know where
-        #      everything is in these two files so we just jump straight there
+        (mz_str,) = struct.unpack("2s", self.file.read(2))
+        if mz_str != b"MZ":
+            raise MZHeaderNotFoundError
 
-        # Read ImageBase
-        self.file.seek(0xB4)
-        (self.imagebase,) = struct.unpack("<i", self.file.read(4))
+        # Skip to PE header offset in MZ header.
+        self.file.seek(0x3C)
+        (pe_header_start,) = struct.unpack("<I", self.file.read(4))
 
-        # Read .text VirtualAddress
-        self.file.seek(0x184)
-        (self.textvirt,) = struct.unpack("<i", self.file.read(4))
+        # PE header offset is absolute, so seek there
+        self.file.seek(pe_header_start)
+        pe_hdr = PEHeader(*struct.unpack("<2s2x2H3I2H", self.file.read(0x18)))
 
-        # Read .text PointerToRawData
-        self.file.seek(0x18C)
-        (self.textraw,) = struct.unpack("<i", self.file.read(4))
-        self.logger.debug("... Parsing finished")
+        if pe_hdr.Signature != b"PE":
+            raise PEHeaderNotFoundError
+
+        optional_hdr = self.file.read(pe_hdr.SizeOfOptionalHeader)
+        (self.imagebase,) = struct.unpack("<i", optional_hdr[0x1C:0x20])
+
+        self.sections = [
+            ImageSectionHeader(*struct.unpack("<8s6I2HI", self.file.read(0x28)))
+            for i in range(pe_hdr.NumberOfSections)
+        ]
+
+        text_section = self._get_section_by_name(".text")
+        self.last_section = text_section
+
+        self._debuglog("... Parsing finished")
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
-        self.logger.debug(f"Bin {self.filename} Exit")
+        self._debuglog(f"Bin {self.filename} Exit")
         if self.file:
             self.file.close()
 
-    def get_addr(self, virt):
-        return virt - self.imagebase - self.textvirt + self.textraw
+    def _debuglog(self, msg):
+        """Write to the logger, if present"""
+        if self.logger is not None:
+            self.logger.debug(msg)
+
+    def _set_section_for_vaddr(self, vaddr):
+        if self.last_section is not None and section_contains_vaddr(
+            self.last_section, self.imagebase, vaddr
+        ):
+            return
+
+        # TODO: assumes no potential for section overlap. reasonable?
+        self.last_section = next(
+            filter(
+                lambda section: section_contains_vaddr(section, self.imagebase, vaddr),
+                self.sections,
+            ),
+            None,
+        )
+
+        if self.last_section is None:
+            raise InvalidVirtualAddressError
+
+    def _get_section_by_name(self, name):
+        section = next(
+            filter(lambda section: section_name_match(section, name), self.sections),
+            None,
+        )
+
+        if section is None:
+            raise SectionNotFoundError
+
+        return section
+
+    def get_section_offset_by_index(self, index) -> int:
+        """The symbols output from cvdump gives addresses in this format: AAAA.BBBBBBBB
+        where A is the index (1-based) into the section table and B is the local offset.
+        This will return the virtual address for the start of the section at the given index
+        so you can get the virtual address for whatever symbol you are looking at.
+        """
+
+        section = self.sections[index - 1]
+        return self.imagebase + section.VirtualAddress
+
+    def get_section_offset_by_name(self, name) -> int:
+        """Same as above, but use the section name as the lookup"""
+
+        section = self._get_section_by_name(name)
+        return self.imagebase + section.VirtualAddress
+
+    def get_raw_addr(self, vaddr) -> int:
+        """Returns the raw offset in the PE binary for the given virtual address."""
+        self._set_section_for_vaddr(vaddr)
+        return (
+            vaddr
+            - self.imagebase
+            - self.last_section.VirtualAddress
+            + self.last_section.PointerToRawData
+        )
+
+    def is_valid_vaddr(self, vaddr) -> bool:
+        """Does this virtual address point to anything in the exe?"""
+        section = next(
+            filter(
+                lambda section: section_contains_vaddr(section, self.imagebase, vaddr),
+                self.sections,
+            ),
+            None,
+        )
+
+        return section is not None
 
     def read(self, offset, size):
-        self.file.seek(self.get_addr(offset))
-        return self.file.read(size)
+        self._set_section_for_vaddr(offset)
+
+        raw_addr = self.get_raw_addr(offset)
+        self.file.seek(raw_addr)
+
+        # Clamp the read within the extent of the current section.
+        # Reading off the end will most likely misrepresent the virtual addressing.
+        _size = min(
+            size,
+            self.last_section.PointerToRawData
+            + self.last_section.SizeOfRawData
+            - raw_addr,
+        )
+        return self.file.read(_size)
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/syminfo.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/syminfo.py
index a14bbbe2..6a26e30f 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/syminfo.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/syminfo.py
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ class SymInfo:
                 current_section = line[4:]
 
             if current_section == "SYMBOLS" and "S_GPROC32" in line:
+                sym_section = int(line[21:25], 16)
                 sym_addr = int(line[26:34], 16)
 
                 info = RecompiledInfo()
-                info.addr = (
-                    sym_addr + sym_recompfile.imagebase + sym_recompfile.textvirt
+                info.addr = sym_addr + sym_recompfile.get_section_offset_by_index(
+                    sym_section
                 )
 
                 use_dbg_offs = False
diff --git a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
index f7659703..d2a7f23a 100755
--- a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
+++ b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def sanitize(file, placeholder_generator, mnemonic, op_str):
         for i, word in enumerate(words):
             try:
                 inttest = int(word, 16)
-                if inttest >= file.imagebase + file.textvirt:
+                if inttest >= file.get_section_offset_by_index(1):
                     words[i] = placeholder_generator.get(inttest)
             except ValueError:
                 pass