This was a new card on a replacement unit shipped from California, I was inserting the CF card for the first time to format the card and install the software.
Mcafee confirmed through my logs there was a virus and a hidden payload file on the card.
No damage was done to my pc or network and it turned out that unit was defective also.
I'm on unit number 3 now and it is trouble-free at this time.
No it was not blank, and it was not shipped in the holder, it arrived inserted into the unit unlike the other units. The other files on the card were already updated with the boxes serial number so someone had preloaded the files.
