Other strains of the same virus activate on June 26th, and some trigger on the 26th of every month. If it succeeds in trashing your BIOS, your PC won't boot at all. I've always recommended that everyone get and use a good anti-virus application. I just don't think it's worth it. By running the AV app when I'm not using the system, I can keep my system clean but with absolutely no resource drain during the day.
Most software can auto-correct the rounding errors caused by the way computers do math.
For example, many browser JavaScript implementations calculate the above not as 128.52 but rather as 128.51999999999998 . If a JavaScript programmer correctly anticipates these kinds of errors, they can be corrected with additional JavaScript code. As you might expect, BrowserTune2000 will automatically check for rounding errors for you. Now is your chance to let Bill Gates know what you would like to see in the next version of Windows. He would like to know what your long-term business needs are from the Windows desktop beyond Windows 2000 Professional.