diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
index 9177805f28..de0379c738 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use libafl_bolts::prelude::{SerdeAny, SerdeAnyMap};
 use libafl_qemu::{elf::EasyElf, read_user_reg_unchecked, GuestAddr, GuestPhysAddr};
-use std::{cmp::min, hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher}, ops::Range};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, cmp::min, hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher}, ops::Range};
 
 use crate::{
     fuzzer::{DO_NUM_INTERRUPT, FIRST_INT},
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn get_function_range(elf: &EasyElf, symbol: &str) -> Option<std::ops::Range
 
 /// Check if an address is in any of the ranges
 pub fn in_any_range<'a>(
-    ranges: &'a Vec<(String, Range<u32>)>,
+    ranges: &'a Vec<(Cow<'static, str>, Range<u32>)>,
     addr: GuestAddr,
 ) -> Option<&'a std::ops::Range<GuestAddr>> {
     for (_, r) in ranges {
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ where
 #[allow(unused)]
 pub fn abb_profile(
     mut intervals: Vec<ExecInterval>,
-) -> HashMap<String, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> {
-    let mut ret: HashMap<String, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> = HashMap::new();
+) -> HashMap<Cow<'static, str>, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> {
+    let mut ret: HashMap<Cow<'static, str>, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> = HashMap::new();
     intervals.sort_by_key(|x| x.get_task_name_unchecked());
     intervals
         .chunk_by_mut(|x, y| x.get_task_name_unchecked() == y.get_task_name_unchecked())
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/mod.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/mod.rs
index f61fd7d9af..3ddd8e0f48 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/mod.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::hash::Hash;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 pub mod helpers;
 pub mod feedbacks;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ pub struct ExecInterval {
     pub end_tick: u64,
     pub start_state: u64,
     pub end_state: u64,
-    pub start_capture: (CaptureEvent, String),
-    pub end_capture: (CaptureEvent, String),
+    pub start_capture: (CaptureEvent, Cow<'static, str>),
+    pub end_capture: (CaptureEvent, Cow<'static, str>),
     pub level: u8,
     // tick_spend_preempted: u64,
     pub abb: Option<AtomicBasicBlock>
@@ -93,11 +94,11 @@ impl ExecInterval {
         return (self.start_state, self.abb.as_ref().expect("ABB not set").get_hash())
     }
 
-    pub fn get_task_name(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn get_task_name(&self) -> Option<Cow<'static, str>> {
         self.abb.as_ref().map(|x| x.instance_name.clone()).flatten()
     }
-    pub fn get_task_name_unchecked(&self) -> String {
-        self.get_task_name().unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".to_string())
+    pub fn get_task_name_unchecked(&self) -> Cow<'static, str> {
+        self.get_task_name().unwrap_or_else(|| Cow::Owned("unknown".to_owned()))
     }
 
     pub fn is_abb_end(&self) -> bool {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ pub struct AtomicBasicBlock {
     ends: HashSet<GuestAddr>,
     level: u8,
     instance_id: usize,
-    instance_name: Option<String>,
+    instance_name: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for AtomicBasicBlock {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for AtomicBasicBlock {
         for end in &self.ends {
             ends_str.push_str(&format!("0x{:#x}, ", end));
         }
-        write!(f, "ABB {} {{ level: {}, start: 0x{:#x}, ends: [{}]}}", &self.instance_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"".to_string()), self.level, self.start, ends_str.trim().trim_matches(','))
+        write!(f, "ABB {} {{ level: {}, start: 0x{:#x}, ends: [{}]}}", &self.instance_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Cow::Owned("".to_owned())), self.level, self.start, ends_str.trim().trim_matches(','))
     }
 }
 impl fmt::Debug for AtomicBasicBlock {
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for AtomicBasicBlock {
         for end in &self.ends {
             ends_str.push_str(&format!("{:#x}, ", end));
         }
-        write!(f, "ABB {} {{ level: {}, start: 0x{:#x}, ends: [{}]}}", &self.instance_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"".to_string()), self.level, self.start, ends_str.trim().trim_matches(','))
+        write!(f, "ABB {} {{ level: {}, start: 0x{:#x}, ends: [{}]}}", &self.instance_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Cow::Owned("".to_owned())), self.level, self.start, ends_str.trim().trim_matches(','))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/stg.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/stg.rs
index ef4d125d59..454093dc38 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/stg.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/stg.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ where
 pub struct STGEdge
 {
     pub event: CaptureEvent,
-    pub name: String,
+    pub name: Cow<'static, str>,
     pub worst: Option<(u64, Vec<(u32, u8)>)>,
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl STGEdge {
         short
     }
     pub fn color_print(&self) -> String {
-        let mut short = self.name.clone();
+        let mut short = self.name.to_string();
         short.push_str(match self.event {
             CaptureEvent::APIStart => "\", color=\"blue",
             CaptureEvent::APIEnd => "\", color=\"black",
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ where
         }
         // every path terminates at the end
         if !fbs.graph.neighbors_directed(return_node_trace[return_node_trace.len()-1].0, Direction::Outgoing).any(|x| x == fbs.exitpoint) {
-            let mut e__ = STGEdge { event: CaptureEvent::End, name: String::from("End"), worst: None };
+            let mut e__ = STGEdge { event: CaptureEvent::End, name: Cow::Borrowed("End"), worst: None };
             if let Some((time, accesses)) = instance_time.get_mut(&trace[trace.len()-1].abb.as_ref().unwrap().instance_id) {
                 e__.worst = Some((*time, accesses.clone()));
             }
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/mod.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/mod.rs
index 4e890b2af0..05f885ccf0 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/mod.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use libafl_qemu::GuestAddr;
 use qemu_module::{FreeRTOSSystemStateHelper, MEM_READ};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use crate::{
     impl_emu_lookup,
@@ -195,23 +196,23 @@ fn trigger_collection(
 
     match event {
         CaptureEvent::APIStart => {
-            let s = h.api_fn_addrs.get(&edge.1).unwrap();
-            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::APIStart, s.to_string());
+            let s : &Cow<'static, str> = h.api_fn_addrs.get(&edge.1).unwrap();
+            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::APIStart, s.clone());
         }
         CaptureEvent::APIEnd => {
-            let s = h.api_fn_addrs.get(&edge.0).unwrap();
-            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::APIEnd, s.to_string());
+            let s : &Cow<'static, str> = h.api_fn_addrs.get(&edge.0).unwrap();
+            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::APIEnd, s.clone());
         }
         CaptureEvent::ISRStart => {
-            let s = h.isr_fn_addrs.get(&edge.1).unwrap();
-            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::ISRStart, s.to_string());
+            let s : &Cow<'static, str> = h.isr_fn_addrs.get(&edge.1).unwrap();
+            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::ISRStart, s.clone());
         }
         CaptureEvent::ISREnd => {
-            let s = h.isr_fn_addrs.get(&edge.0).unwrap();
-            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::ISREnd, s.to_string());
+            let s : &Cow<'static, str> = h.isr_fn_addrs.get(&edge.0).unwrap();
+            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::ISREnd, s.clone());
         }
         CaptureEvent::End => {
-            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::End, "".to_string());
+            systemstate.capture_point = (CaptureEvent::End, Cow::Borrowed(""));
         }
         CaptureEvent::Undefined => (),
     }
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ pub struct RawFreeRTOSSystemState {
     read_invalid: bool,
     input_counter: u32,
     edge: (GuestAddr, GuestAddr),
-    capture_point: (CaptureEvent, String),
+    capture_point: (CaptureEvent, Cow<'static, str>),
     mem_reads: Vec<(u32, u8)>,
 }
 /// List of system state dumps from EmulatorModules
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for FreeRTOSSystemState {
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub(crate)struct FreeRTOSSystemStateContext {
     pub qemu_tick: u64,
-    pub capture_point: (CaptureEvent, String),
+    pub capture_point: (CaptureEvent, Cow<'static, str>),
     pub edge: (GuestAddr, GuestAddr),
     pub mem_reads: Vec<(u32, u8)>,
 }
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/post_processing.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/post_processing.rs
index f90cbd51ac..558299eb8a 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/post_processing.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/post_processing.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub(crate) fn refine_system_states(
         });
         ret.1.push(FreeRTOSSystemStateContext {
             qemu_tick: i.qemu_tick,
-            capture_point: (i.capture_point.0, i.capture_point.1.to_string()),
+            capture_point: (i.capture_point.0, i.capture_point.1),
             edge: i.edge,
             mem_reads: i.mem_reads,
         });
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_abb_info(
                     },
                     instance_id: id_count,
                     instance_name: if trace[i].level < 2 {
-                        Some(curr_name.clone().clone())
+                        Some(Cow::Owned(curr_name.to_owned()))
                     } else {
                         None
                     },
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_abb_info(
                             2
                         },
                         instance_id: id_count,
-                        instance_name: Some(curr_name.clone().clone()),
+                        instance_name: Some(Cow::Owned(curr_name.to_owned())),
                     })));
                     id_count += 1;
                     open_abb_at_this_ret_addr_and_task.insert(
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_abb_info(
                             },
                             instance_id: id_count,
                             instance_name: if trace[i].level < 1 {
-                                Some(curr_name.clone().clone())
+                                Some(Cow::Owned(curr_name.to_owned()))
                             } else {
                                 None
                             },
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_releases(
         // A timed release is SysTickHandler isr block that moves a task from the delay list to the ready list.
         if i.start_capture.0 == CaptureEvent::ISRStart
             && (i.start_capture.1 == "xPortSysTickHandler"
-                || USR_ISR_SYMBOLS.contains(&i.start_capture.1.as_str()))
+                || USR_ISR_SYMBOLS.contains(&&*i.start_capture.1))
         {
             // detect race-conditions, get start and end state from the nearest valid intervals
             if states
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/qemu_module.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/qemu_module.rs
index 7057a28afa..99b306a152 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/qemu_module.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/freertos/qemu_module.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ops::Range;
 
 use freertos::FreeRTOSTraceMetadata;
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ pub struct FreeRTOSSystemStateHelper {
     // Address of the application code
     pub app_range: Range<GuestAddr>,
     // Address of API functions
-    pub api_fn_addrs: HashMap<GuestAddr, String>,
-    pub api_fn_ranges: Vec<(String, std::ops::Range<GuestAddr>)>,
+    pub api_fn_addrs: HashMap<GuestAddr, Cow<'static, str>>,
+    pub api_fn_ranges: Vec<(Cow<'static, str>, std::ops::Range<GuestAddr>)>,
     // Address of interrupt routines
-    pub isr_fn_addrs: HashMap<GuestAddr, String>,
-    pub isr_fn_ranges: Vec<(String, std::ops::Range<GuestAddr>)>,
+    pub isr_fn_addrs: HashMap<GuestAddr, Cow<'static, str>>,
+    pub isr_fn_ranges: Vec<(Cow<'static, str>, std::ops::Range<GuestAddr>)>,
     // Address of input memory
     pub input_mem: Range<GuestAddr>,
     // FreeRTOS specific addresses
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ impl FreeRTOSSystemStateHelper {
     ) -> Self {
         let app_range = target_ranges.get("APP_CODE").unwrap().clone();
 
-        let api_fn_ranges : Vec<_> = target_groups.get("API_FN").unwrap().iter().sorted_by_key(|x|x.1.start).map(|(n,r)| (n.clone(),r.clone())).collect();
+        let api_fn_ranges : Vec<_> = target_groups.get("API_FN").unwrap().iter().sorted_by_key(|x|x.1.start).map(|(n,r)| (Cow::Borrowed(Box::leak(n.clone().into_boxed_str())),r.clone())).collect();
         let api_fn_addrs = api_fn_ranges.iter().map(|(n,r)| (r.start,n.clone())).collect();
-        let isr_fn_ranges : Vec<_> = target_groups.get("ISR_FN").unwrap().iter().sorted_by_key(|x|x.1.start).map(|(n,r)| (n.clone(),r.clone())).collect();
+        let isr_fn_ranges : Vec<_> = target_groups.get("ISR_FN").unwrap().iter().sorted_by_key(|x|x.1.start).map(|(n,r)| (Cow::Borrowed(Box::leak(n.clone().into_boxed_str())),r.clone())).collect();
         let isr_fn_addrs = isr_fn_ranges.iter().map(|(n,r)| (r.start,n.clone())).collect();
 
         let input_mem = target_symbols.get("FUZZ_INPUT").map(|x| *x..(*x+unsafe{MAX_INPUT_SIZE as GuestAddr})).unwrap();
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ where
         let pc = c.read_reg::<i32>(15).unwrap();
         let last = current_systemstate_vec.last_mut().unwrap();
         last.edge = (pc, 0);
-        last.capture_point =(CaptureEvent::End, "Breakpoint".to_string());
+        last.capture_point =(CaptureEvent::End, Cow::Borrowed("Breakpoint"));
         // Find the first ISREnd of vPortSVCHandler (start of the first task) and drop anything before
         unsafe {
             let mut index = 0;
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/mod.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/mod.rs
index 9e3d81844e..4d40465ad9 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/mod.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/target_os/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use std::fmt;
 use hashbrown::HashSet;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ pub trait SystemTraceData: Serialize + Sized + for<'a> Deserialize<'a> + Default
     fn select_abb_profile(
         &self,
         select_task: Option<String>,
-    ) -> HashMap<String, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> {
+    ) -> HashMap<Cow<'static, str>, HashMap<u32, (usize, usize, u64, u64)>> {
         if let Some(select_task) = select_task.as_ref() {
             // Task selected, only profile this task
             let wjptybrt = self.worst_jobs_per_task_by_response_time();