: A user browsing an obscure file-sharing site, an old IRC channel, or a deep-web forum comes across a file titled HOPPS.rar . The file is often described as being unusually small or having a date modified from the future or decades in the past.
This story belongs to the or "Cursed File" subgenre of internet horror, similar to "Smile Dog" or "Ben Drowned." It plays on the inherent anxiety of downloading unverified files from the internet and the fear that digital corruption can manifest as physical danger. Download HOPPS rar
The where you first read it (Reddit, YouTube, a specific wiki)? Any specific details about what was inside the RAR file? If it was part of an ARG (Alternate Reality Game)? : A user browsing an obscure file-sharing site,