Possible IDX extension types:
Corel QuickFinder Information
FAX file
Header information (CMYK image) (Stork format)
ICQ index
Index file (Microsoft Clip Gallery v. 1.x)
Index file Pro/Engineer
Index file, used by many applications
LaTeX index
Microsoft Outlook Express file: mailbox
Relational database index (Microsoft FoxPro)
Symantec Q&A relational database index file
Temporary Internet Mail file AOL
You could simply try renaming a known file to give it it's original extension. If that works, a simple batch or script file can be used to rename them all.
However, I suspect something untoward here and would urge you to carry out the procedures listed [highlight]
here[/highlight] and report back.