Is a familiar logo enough?

No. Read the host. Logos are cheap.

What if HTTPS warns me?

Stop. Do not click through. Mozilla’s TLS notes exist for a reason.

Verification

Tell a live mirror from a painted copy

A copy can steal the Matanga Site look before dinner. I do not “feel” my way through that. I read the host and the first screen. The 2026 list itself stays on the mirrors page.

Horizontal scan over a host string on a dark field — The host is the serial. The mark in the corner is paint.

Live versus copy

Check	Live	Walk away
Host	Matches the button you just used	“Almost” the same
First screen	Normal form	Forced new password
Extras	None	“Install our entry app”
Certificate	Quiet	Browser shouting, chat saying ignore it

If the padlock story is confusing, Mozilla’s HTTPS glossary is enough. I do not argue with a certificate warning.

Page never arrives

That is a filter. Tor or VPN, then the same two buttons.

Questions

Familiar logo enough?

No.

HTTPS warning?

Stop. Don’t click through.