*'s being interpreted as a link

Type: Bug

I changed the file to Plain Txt and he link remained. Also deleted and recopied the line to no avail. Uploded it to the MF, deleted it on pc, copied it back from the MF and the link remained. This has something to with INCLUDES because the hovered link shows an include member.

**Version**: 1.136.1 (commit a44adf7f53e00964ab890f9f8758a334f1fc15bc), x64
**OS**: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200

**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Create a file containing a comment/plain-text line consisting only of `//` followed by a long run of `*` characters, e.g.:
//*********************************************************************
2. Hover over the line of asterisks.
3. VS Code shows a "Follow link (ctrl + click)" tooltip and underlines it as a clickable link, even though the line contains no URL or file path.

**Expected:** No link should be detected — the line has no URL/path-like content.

**Actual:** VS Code's built-in link detector (editor.links) flags it as a followable link.

**Workaround:** Disabling `editor.links` in settings removes the false-positive underline (but disables all link detection).

VS Code version: Code 1.136.1 (a44adf7f53e00964ab890f9f8758a334f1fc15bc, 2026-09-03T05:06:41Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

System Info

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Machine model name:
Machine model version:
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opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
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|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|15.66GB (3.53GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 576f8e13-b3a0-4272-8bd0-88ad2158e95d|
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OPS/REXX Language Support|broadcommfd.opsrexx-language-support|broadcomMFD|0.10.4
GitLens — Git supercharged|eamodio.gitlens|eamodio|19.1.0
IBM Z Open Editor|ibm.zopeneditor|IBM|6.7.0
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CMake Tools|ms-vscode.cmake-tools|ms-vscode|1.23.52
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YAML|redhat.vscode-yaml|redhat|1.24.0
Zowe Explorer|zowe.vscode-extension-for-zowe|Zowe|3.5.1

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