Pub directory not clearing out after downloads

[jmsnyder23]

For the past two days, I've received emails from my webhost (Dreamhost) warning me that my Zen Cart pub directory is compromised because folders within it are CHMOD 777.

When I go to check, there are between 5 and 10 randomly named folders in the directory that I have to manually delete.

From what I've read in the forums, these folders should automatically be cleaned up when a new download starts. But suddenly that isn't happening for me.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

[mc12345678]

Dreamhost in my experience doesn't like directories to be 777 and can cause issues. Suggest changing the download header code to generate 755 temporary folders.

File: includes/modules/pages/download/header_php.php
On or around line 222.