There is nothing in Firebird.log regarding the restore.

Before the restore the script executes the following:

I am executing the same backup command that I use for all the other databases and there are procedures, views, etc in those. I do remember doing a metadata only backup on the source once but I would think that wouldn't change anything on future runs...

The source database is on Linux running Firebird version 2.5.5.26952.0-2.el6 

The target database is on Windows Azure VM running Firebird 3.0.4.33054. I do not think there is any virus program running there unless Azure and/or VM is doing something.

I am using the gbak utility that corresponds to each version.

The method I use to get the backup file to the windows server is Putty pscp

I have managed to restore a db with a different name in the past and that worked but even when I delete the database the restore makes a database that is incomplete. I am attempting a restore with a 3rd different name now.

The syntax I am using for the backup is:

gbak -b -z -V /var/lib/firebird/data/db1.fdb /var/lib/firebird/data/backups/db1.bak

I do have logs from the backup from both appear to be the same. The end of both are similar as follows: