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Cova

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References
2022-12-06BitSightJoão Batista
Cova and Nosu: a new loader spreads a new stealer
Cova Nosu
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_cova_auto (20260504 | Detects win.cova.)
rule win_cova_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.cova."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.cova"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260422"
        malpedia_hash = "a182e35da64e6d71cb55f125c4d4225196523f14"
        malpedia_version = "20260504"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 813bc8000000 7577 488d4d88 ff9598000000 488d4d80 8bf0 b81f85eb51 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   813bc8000000         | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   7577                 | mov                 eax, 0x51eb851f
            //   488d4d88             | dec                 esp
            //   ff9598000000         | lea                 eax, [ebp + 0x440]
            //   488d4d80             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x28], esi
            //   8bf0                 | xor                 al, al
            //   b81f85eb51           | dec                 eax

        $sequence_1 = { 4c8d8d70120000 4c8d8560010000 4889542430 488d95e0000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   4c8d8d70120000       | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x20], eax
            //   4c8d8560010000       | dec                 esp
            //   4889542430           | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x50]
            //   488d95e0000000       | dec                 esp

        $sequence_2 = { 488d442440 4889442428 488d0518a30000 4889442420 4c8b4c2450 4c8b442458 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   488d442440           | jne                 0x2ad
            //   4889442428           | je                  0x2a5
            //   488d0518a30000       | dec                 eax
            //   4889442420           | lea                 ecx, [0xb309]
            //   4c8b4c2450           | jne                 0x2ba
            //   4c8b442458           | dec                 esp

        $sequence_3 = { 488d8d00150000 ff55b0 448d4e08 4c8d442470 8d1400 488d8d00150000 ff5550 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   488d8d00150000       | jne                 0x24b
            //   ff55b0               | dec                 eax
            //   448d4e08             | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x78]
            //   4c8d442470           | call                dword ptr [ebp + 0x98]
            //   8d1400               | test                al, al
            //   488d8d00150000       | je                  0x5ab
            //   ff5550               | dec                 esp

        $sequence_4 = { 41b806000000 488d158e680000 483950f0 740c 488b10 4885d2 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   41b806000000         | inc                 ecx
            //   488d158e680000       | mov                 eax, 6
            //   483950f0             | dec                 eax
            //   740c                 | lea                 edx, [0x688e]
            //   488b10               | dec                 eax
            //   4885d2               | cmp                 dword ptr [eax - 0x10], edx

        $sequence_5 = { 33d2 33c9 ff5778 488bd8 4885c0 741f ba20bf0200 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   33d2                 | sub                 esp, 0x30
            //   33c9                 | dec                 eax
            //   ff5778               | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ecx + 8]
            //   488bd8               | dec                 eax
            //   4885c0               | mov                 dword ptr [edi + 8], edi
            //   741f                 | dec                 eax
            //   ba20bf0200           | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx]

        $sequence_6 = { 57 4883ec20 488d1ddf5e0000 bf0a000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   57                   | je                  0x3bc
            //   4883ec20             | dec                 eax
            //   488d1ddf5e0000       | lea                 ecx, [edi + eax]
            //   bf0a000000           | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx + edx*4]

        $sequence_7 = { 7d08 8d4a30 418808 eb06 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   7d08                 | call                dword ptr [edi + 0xb0]
            //   8d4a30               | dec                 eax
            //   418808               | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x44]
            //   eb06                 | call                dword ptr [ebp + 0x98]

        $sequence_8 = { 4885c9 741c f0ff09 7517 488d05bf830000 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   4885c9               | inc                 ecx
            //   741c                 | mov                 byte ptr [eax], al
            //   f0ff09               | inc                 edx
            //   7517                 | dec                 ecx
            //   488d05bf830000       | inc                 eax

        $sequence_9 = { ba20bf0200 488bc8 ff5720 3d80000000 742a }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   ba20bf0200           | dec                 eax
            //   488bc8               | lea                 ebx, [ebp + 0x480]
            //   ff5720               | cmp                 dword ptr [ebx], 0
            //   3d80000000           | dec                 eax
            //   742a                 | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 8], ecx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 123904
}
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