freebsd stable - Jul 2013 - Does the image on isc.portsnap.freebsd.org have a virus?

Greetings,
 I know this sounds crazy, and apologies if I am. But I have 2 RELENG_8 servers;
1 amd64, and 1 i386. about 3 wks ago, I migrated from cv(sup) updating, to svn
on
the amd64 box.
After removing cv(sup) related folders, and the ports folder, I used:
portsnap fetch
After the fetch completed I ran:
portsnap extract
which verified/patched && extracted the image to /usr/ports.
Tonight, I initiated the same procedure on the i386 server. _BUT_ upon
completion of
the fetch, it proceeded to verify/patch && extract; _not_ to /usr/ports,
but to
/var/db/portsnap/ports. re-examining /etc/portsnap.conf, and re-reading the
portsnap(8) man
page, reveals that _both_ .conf files are identical, as were the version(s) used
on both
boxes. An additional attempt to portsnap fetch, resulted in the same
(unorthodox) behavior.
What gives?!

Thank you for all your time, and consideration.

--chris

On 31/07/2013 15:44, Chris H wrote:
> Greetings,
>   I know this sounds crazy, and apologies if I am. But I have 2 RELENG_8
servers;
> 1 amd64, and 1 i386. about 3 wks ago, I migrated from cv(sup) updating, to
svn on
> the amd64 box.
> After removing cv(sup) related folders, and the ports folder, I used:
> portsnap fetch
> After the fetch completed I ran:
> portsnap extract
> which verified/patched && extracted the image to /usr/ports.
> Tonight, I initiated the same procedure on the i386 server. _BUT_ upon
completion of
> the fetch, it proceeded to verify/patch && extract; _not_ to
/usr/ports, but to
> /var/db/portsnap/ports. re-examining /etc/portsnap.conf, and re-reading the
portsnap(8) man
> page, reveals that _both_ .conf files are identical, as were the version(s)
used on both
> boxes. An additional attempt to portsnap fetch, resulted in the same
(unorthodox) behavior.
> What gives?!
Are you watching as it started or when it finished?

/var/db/portsnap is used by portsnap to download updates that it uses to 
generate the /usr/ports files.

Just guessing but it may also extract and patch files there before 
moving them to /usr/ports