Both AOL and NCSA, as well as several government agencies, repeatedly issued statements that the alleged threat was a hoax. This remains true, but clearly some people are determined to use electronic mail to spread destructive or malicious code. We must repeat that just reading e-mail won't harm the receiver's computer. However, there is one type of document which, if read on-line, could cause damage. Version 204G is the most recent release.
Any version numbers higher than that are bogus.
Unknown sources are not to be trusted.