Error code -36 -- Is my hard drive about to fail?

Hello:
I am using SuperDuper to backup, and today, I got an error saying that backup failed because of an "input/output" error concerning an mp3 file.
Someone at SuperDuper suggested I try to duplicate that file using Finder and see what happened.
Sure enough, when I tried to duplicate the file using Finder, I got an "Error Code -36" message saying that the file cannot be read or written.
I then chose another file (also an mp3 within the same album) and it, too, failed. All others were OK.
But then, I went back and again tried to duplicate the original bad file, and this time I was successful.
Then, I deleted the one bad file, and tried to backup to my external hard drive using SuperDuper...and I was successful.
However, the person at Super Duper says my internal hard drive is about to fail.
Can that be true? On an 18-month old iMac?
I ran Disk Utility/Verify Disk, and it says the Hard Drive appears OK.
Any advice?
Thanks!

Run the free demo of SMART Utility to check your drive.
http://www.volitans-software.com/smart_utility.php
Drives can fail at any time, even new ones.
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