battlet

So I am attempting to program my flirc device running 1.2.6 flirc_util reports the device is valid and operational. I have the software loaded on both ubuntu and windows 8 and I am getting the same results. When I attempt to record a button the GUI tell me the button has already been programmed or it instantly states recorded before I have an opportunity to press a button. There are no infrared devices in the immediate area. So, if I attempt to program for say "1", I click "1" in the GUI and it instantly states recorded. If I then pull up say a web browser the open field will start to be populated with "1"s. I have tried this in separate rooms. I even went out into a pavilion in the middle of a field with my laptop. Perhaps a bogus Flirc Device?